Trauma and Violence Books
Nuremberg Diary
In August 1945 Great Britain, France, the USSR, and the United States established a tribunal at Nuremberg to try military and civilian leaders of the Nazi regime. G. M. Gilbert, the prison... (more)
By Their Own Young Hand: Deliberate Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideas in Adolescents
Self-harm in adolescents is an increasingly recognized problem, and there is growing awareness of the important role schools and health services can play in detecting and supporting those at risk.... (more)
The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization
In this book, three leading researchers and clinicians share what they have learned from treating and studying chronically traumatized individuals across more than 65 years of collective experience.... (more)
The Body Never Lies: The Lingering Effects of Hurtful Parenting
World-renowned psychoanalyst, Alice Miller has devoted a lifetime to studying how the cruelties inflicted on children cripple them as adults. In this new work, Miller goes further, investigating the... (more)
Strategic Interventions for People in Crisis, Trauma and Disaster
"Strategic Interventions for People in Crisis, Trauma and Disasters" enable therapists to walk into potentially explosive situations with a thorough understanding of the interactional dynamics and a... (more)
Shattered Lives: Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity (Hardback)
See catalogue number 27515 for the paperback edition. "Shattered Lives" bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic... (more)
Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: Third Edition
This book provides practical strategies for those new to counselling in this field. This updated and expanded edition provides comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of counselling... (more)
The Truth Is Longer Than A Lie: Children's Experiences of Abuse and Professional Interventions
All too often child victims of abuse either remain silent or are not listened to when they do decide to speak of their experiences, but "The Truth is Longer Than a Lie" gives abused children and... (more)
Bullies, Bigmouths and So-called Friends
A really effective way to tackle bullying among 9-12s is by helping children raise their self esteem. Most books about bullying tell children how to act without addressing how they feel. But the... (more)
Women Who Sexually Abuse Children
Until recently, the topic of female sexual offenders remained under-researched, and many incorrect assumptions and beliefs still surround the subject. This book is organised in to five parts around... (more)
Does Stress Damage the Brain? Understanding Trauma-Related Disorders from a Mind-Body Perspective
An examination of whether extreme stress might result in lasting damage to the brain. Can what you see, hear, feel and experience actually result in a permanent change in your brain? This provocative... (more)
Displacement, Asylum, Migration
In this volume, based on the 2004 Oxford Amnesty Lectures, major figures in philosophy, political science, law, psychoanalysis, sociology, and literature address the challenges that displacement,... (more)
Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy
Psychological trauma profoundly affects the body, often disrupting normal physical functioning when left unresolved. Trauma and the Body provides a detailed review of research in neuroscience, trauma... (more)
Loss, Trauma and Resilience: Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss
Whether it is a parent in the grip of Alzheimer's or a spouse missing in a disastrous event, we are all touched by ambiguous loss. Here Pauline Boss, the principal theorist of the concept of... (more)
Multisystemic Therapy and Neighbourhood Partnerships: Reducing Adolescent Violence and Substance Abuse
Based on the proven technology of Multisystemic Therapy (MST), this unique book provides an exemplary approach to empowering communities to reduce youth violence and substance abuse and promote... (more)
Reaching the Vulnerable Child: Therapy with Traumatized Children
Therapy is a critical element of work with abused children, offering them the opportunity to explore past experiences in a safe environment with the emotional support of a therapist. 'Reaching the... (more)
The Posttraumatic Self: Restoring Meaning and Wholeness to Personality
Filling a gap that exists in most traumatology literature, 'The Posttraumatic Self' provides an optimistic analysis of the aftermath of a traumatic event. This work appreciates the potentially... (more)
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: How to Move Beyond Your Past to Create an Abuse-Free Future
f you were emotionally, physically, or sexually abused as a child or adolescent, or if you experienced neglect or abandonment, it isn't a question of whether you will continue the cycle of abuse but... (more)
Treating The Abusive Partner: An Individualized Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
Intimate partner violence is notoriously difficult to treat, and this promising manual presents the first one-on-one cognitive-behavioral treatment approach for this highly challenging population.... (more)
9/11 as a Collective Trauma and Other Essays on Psychoanalysis and Society
This collection of essays tells of the psychic structure of suicide bombers and the psycho-political causes and consequences of the Iraq war, considers the psychological meaning of 9/11 for the world... (more)
Counselling Victims of Warfare: Person-Centred Dialogues
In the United Kingdom since 1987 38,000 people have been referred to The Medical Foundation for specialist psychological treatment relating to warfare, and in the past 80 years 75,000 military... (more)
Disaster Mental Health Services: A Primer for Practitioners
Assists clinicians and traumatologists in "making the bridge" between their clinical knowledge and skills and the unique, complex, chaotic and highly political field of disaster. It combines... (more)
Shell Shock to PTSD: Military Psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War
Provides a thought-provoking evaluation of the history and practice of military psychiatry, and places its findings in the context of advancing medical knowledge and the developing technology of... (more)
Living in the Borderland: The Evolution of Consciousness and the Challenge of Healing Trauma
This book addresses the evolution of Western consciousness and describes the emergence of the 'Borderland,' a spectrum of reality that is beyond the rational yet is palpable to an increasing number... (more)
Evolution and Posttraumatic Stress: Disorders of Vigilance and Defence
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder remains one of the most contentious and poorly understood psychiatric disorders. Evolution and Posttraumatic Stress provides a valuable new perspective on its nature and... (more)
Revealing the Inner Worlds of Young Children: The MacArthur Story Stem Battery and Parent-child Narratives
Typically, we make sense of our experiences and interactions in a way that is guided by emotion and that takes the form of a narrative or a story. Using narratives, we can tell others about our... (more)