Trauma and Violence Books
The Psychobiology of Trauma and Resilience Across the Lifespan
Research has suggested that childhood experiences confer risk/resilience for reactions to trauma in adulthood, and predictors and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to differ... (more)
Understanding Crisis Therapies: An Integrative Approach to Crisis Intervention and Post Traumatic Stress
Events in people's lives can have a profound impact; anything from moving house or losing a job to the death of a loved one or a natural disaster can push an individual into a state of crisis. Crisis... (more)
Sexual Violence
This book presents both a compact summary of the voluminous research on sexual violence and a practical, evidence-based 'how-to' treatment guide for mental health practitioners working in clinics and... (more)
Psychotrauma, State, Setting: Psychoanalytical-Action-Related Model for a Treatment of Complexly Traumatized Patients (SPIM-20-CTP)
A complete conception of a psychotraumatologica treatment which is applicable to complex traumatized patients (representing the majorty of psychotrauma disorders in ambulant practices) as well as to... (more)
Perceived Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adult Relationship Partners
Recently, increasing research and clinical attention has been directed toward the concerns of adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Nonetheless, the relationship partners of these... (more)
Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools
Grounded in research and extensive experience in schools, this engaging book describes practical ways to combat bullying at the school, class, and individual levels. Step-by-step strategies are... (more)
Trauma and Serious Mental Illness
An exploration of the newfound connections between mental illness and trauma. For decades, the idea that serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are almost exclusively biologically-based and must be treated... (more)
Domestic Violence Treatment for Abusive Women: Step by Step
Most therapists have experience with wives, girlfriends, and children of violent men, never suspecting that domestic violence offenders can be women too. In Domestic Violence Treatment for Abusive... (more)
The Psychobiology of Trauma and Resilience Across the Lifespan
Research has suggested that childhood experiences confer risk/resilience for reactions to trauma in adulthood, and predictors and correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to differ... (more)
Personality, Personality Disorder and Violence: An Evidence-based Approach
This book takes an evidence-based look at personality traits and types of psychological functioning that may contribute to personality disorder and violence, and makes links between the two. Each... (more)
Child Abuse and Culture: Working with Diverse Families
This expertly written book provides an accessible framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. Numerous workable strategies and concrete... (more)
Stolen Tomorrows: Understanding and Treating Women's Childhood Sexual Abuse
From the psychotherapist who offered groundbreaking work on self-mutilation (in "Cutting") comes a landmark examination of the psychology of sexual abuse. "Stolen Tomorrows" encourages the 20 percent... (more)
Patchwork: Children, Trauma and Therapy
A pioneering exploration of the creation of resilience in infants, children and their families living in modern Israel. The chapters cover topics such as children's adaptation to Kibbutz life and... (more)
Understanding the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse: Feminist Revolutions in Theory, Research and Practice
Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists, and more recently mental health activists. This book draws on... (more)
Child Abuse and Stress Disorders
This book examines major stressful events along with several stress disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder. It also contains chapters that deal with various types of child abuse and... (more)
Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Adult Victims of Childhood Abuse
This important book identifies the adult adjustment disorders that are associated with childhood abuse and explains why various forms of abuse lead to specific adjustment difficulties. The authors... (more)
Helping Her Get Free: A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women
The classic guide for those hoping to help a loved one who is being abused. Teaches readers how to recognize abuse, become effective advocates, and take on the difficult role of being anchors rather... (more)
Domestic Violence: Guidelines for Research-Informed Practice
This title describes developed intervention programmes which have been shown to be effective for reducing the incidence, severity or impact of domestic violence in particular populations. The book... (more)
Can You Read Me? - Creative Writing with Child and Adult Victims of Abuse:
This book presents poems, stories and journal work spontaneously written by people, young and old, who have suffered serious abuse. It suggests how health and social care workers can facilitate... (more)
Creating a Safe Place: Helping Children and Families Recover From Child Sexual Abuse
This book demonstrates how therapeutic sevices can be improved through feed back from service users and how creative activities such as storytelling, painting and drama can encourage the expression... (more)
Creative Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Despite heightened media attention and the increase in professional knowledge about child abuse, many children are still being failed by the system. Using attachment theory as a foundation, this book... (more)
Resolving childhood trauma: A long-term study of abuse survivors
An engaging and compassionate book which provides a hopeful and helpful perspective for trauma survivors. The author's extensive and innovative research with child abuse survivors also provides... (more)
Trauma and memory: Clinical and legal controversies
This book is a comprehensive, scholarly, and balanced guide to the controversies revolving around recovered trauma memories, especially childhood sexual abuse. The contributors provide a road map to... (more)
Traumatology of grieving: Conceptual, theoretical, and treatment foundations
This work focuses on death-related PTSD, distinguishing those who have suffered 'simple bereavement' from those who are suffering not only from the death of a loved one, but also from the knowledge... (more)
Perspectives on loss: A sourcebook
A distinguished collection of writings representing psychology and related fields. Each author presents a case for a broadly-construed field of loss - both personal and interpersonal - that would... (more)
Adults abused as children: Experiences of counselling and psychotherapy
This book brings together the experiences of both clients and therapists working with those who have suffered childhood abuse. It consolidates existing knowledge about child abuse and psycho-
