Trauma and Violence Books
Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation
In this volume Daniel Shaw presents a way of understanding the traumatic impact of narcissism as it is engendered developmentally, and as it is enacted relationally. Focusing on the dynamics of... (more)
Cyberbullying Through the New Media: Findings from an International Network
Cyberbullying is one of the darker and more troubling aspects to the growing accessibility of new media technologies. Children in developed countries engage with cyberspace at younger and younger... (more)
A Special Scar: The Experiences of People Bereaved by Suicide
Every 85 minutes someone in the UK takes their own life and the suicide rate is currently the highest since 2004. Society often reacts with unease, fear and even disapproval but what happens to... (more)
Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience
This book gives you an analysis of the science and psychology of wilderness survival examines case stories of people who have survived against the odds or failed to survive despite comparatively... (more)
Into the Darkest Places: Early Relational Trauma and Borderline States of Mind
This book explores the roots of borderline states of mind in early relational trauma and shows how it is possible, and necessary, to visit 'the darkest places' in order to work through these traumas.... (more)
Teen Suicide Risk: A Practitioner Guide to Screening Assessment and Management
Meeting a vital need, this book helps clinicians rapidly identify risks for suicidal behavior and manage an at-risk teen's ongoing care. It provides clear guidelines for conducting suicide risk... (more)
Sibling Abuse Trauma: Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children Families and Adults: Second Edition
This book describes an integrative, strengths-based approach to individual and family psychotherapy guided by the effects of abuse trauma on the development of sibling relationships. It fills a void... (more)
The Resilience Handbook: Approaches to Stress and Trauma
How are people and communities able to prevail despite challenge? What helps them bounce back from adversity and even grow in knowledge and understanding? And can this resilience be taught? During... (more)
Collective Trauma, Collective Healing: Promoting Community Resilience in the Aftermath of Disaster
Collective Trauma, Collective Healing is a guide for mental health professionals working in response to large-scale political violence or natural disaster. It provides a framework that practitioners... (more)
Becoming Yourself: Overcoming Mind Control and Ritual Abuse
In contrast to the author's previous book, Healing the Unimaginable: Treating Ritual Abuse and Mind Control, which was for therapists, this book is designed for survivors of these abuses. It takes... (more)
The Compassionate Mind Approach to Recovering from Trauma
Terrible events are very hard to deal with and those who go through a trauma often feel permanently changed by it. Grief, numbness, anger, anxiety and shame are all very common emotional reactions to... (more)
Falling Through the Cracks: Psychodynamic Practice with Vulnerable and Oppressed Populations
Psychodynamic theory and practice are often misunderstood as appropriate only for the worried well or for those whose problems are minimal or routine. Nothing could be further from the truth. This... (more)
Until the Fires Stopped Burning: 9/11 and New York City in the Words and Experiences of Survivors and Witnesses
Charles B. Strozier's college lost sixty-eight alumni in the tragedy of 9/11, and the many courses he has taught on terrorism and related topics since have attracted dozens of survivors and family... (more)
Animal Killer: Transmission of War Trauma From One Generation to the Next
A psychoanalytic process from its beginning to its termination is described to illustrate crucial technical issues in the treatment of individuals with narcissistic personality organization and the... (more)
Transforming Historical Trauma Through Dialogue
Today there is evidence that most minority groups in the US suffer from symptoms related to intergenerational transmission of collective historical trauma. For those with additional mental health... (more)
Hearing Young People Talk About Witnessing Domestic Violence: Exploring Feelings, Coping Strategies and Pathways to Recovery
At least 750,000 children a year worldwide witness domestic violence. These children grow up with an increased risk of developing symptoms associated with trauma and behavioural and mental health... (more)
Good Practice in Promoting Recovery and Healing for Abused Adults
Therapeutic support offered to victims of abuse whether experienced in childhood or in adulthood is often not considered or planned properly; in many instances a victim's definition of recovery and... (more)
Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children
Presenting crucial knowledge and state-of-the-art treatment approaches for working with young children affected by trauma, this book is an essential resource for mental health professionals and child... (more)
The Alchemy of Wolves and Sheep: A Relational Approach to Internalized Perpetration in Complex Trauma Survivors (Hardback Edition)
The literature on psychological trauma and traumatic attachment has progressed over the past few decades, however issues of coerced and internalized perpetration have not been fully explored and... (more)
Progressive Counting Within a Phase Model of Trauma-Informed Treatment
Clinicians recognize trauma and loss as a prominent source of clients' problems. Progressive counting (PC) is a significant advance in trauma treatment because it is about as efficient, effective,... (more)
Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Dissociation
The study of dissociation is relevant to anyone undertaking research or treatment of mental health problems. Cognitive Behavioural Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Dissociation uses a... (more)
Remembering Trauma
Are horrific experiences indelibly fixed in a victim's memory? Or does the mind protect itself by banishing traumatic memories from consciousness? How victims remember trauma is the most... (more)
Childhood Denied: Ending the Nightmare of Child Abuse and Neglect
This book delves into the reasons for continuous disregard politically, legally, socially of children at risk for abuse and neglect. It examines where we've been and why we're not making more... (more)
Hurting Memories and Beneficial Forgetting: Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Biographical Developments, and Social Conflicts
Memories are indispensable for individuals as well as social groups. Forgetting not only means loss of functioning but also loss of identity. Memories can also be hurting and cause problems, as... (more)
Stop Domestic Violence: Innovative Skills, Techniques, Options, and Plans for Better Relationships: Third Edition
The third edition of the acclaimed Domestic Violence 2000, this comprehensive instruction manual teaches group leaders how to effectively and successfully administer David B. Wexler's trusted... (more)
Healing the Traumatized Self: Consciousness, Neuroscience, and Treatment
Cultivation of emotional awareness is difficult, even for those of us not afflicted by serious mental illness. This book discusses the neurobiology behind emotional states and presents exercises for... (more)
Healing World Trauma with the Therapeutic Spiral Model
The Therapeutic Spiral Model (TSM) was developed as a clinical method of addressing deep issues of trauma, notably post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relating to physical and emotional abuse and... (more)
Theatre of Witness: Finding the Medicine in Stories of Suffering, Transformation and Peace
Theatre of Witness is a model of performance that gives voice to those who have been marginalized, forgotten or unheard in society, creating a safe forum for audiences to bear witness to real-life... (more)
Trauma Healing at the Clay Field: A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach
Using clay in therapy taps into the most fundamental of human experiences - touch. This book is a comprehensive step-by-step training manual that covers all aspects of 'Work at the Clay Field', a... (more)
Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Practice
From the authors who pioneered the concept of posttraumatic growth comes Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Practice, a book that brings the study of growth after trauma into the twenty-first century.... (more)