Trauma and Violence Books
Hysterical Men: War, Psychiatry, and the Politics of Trauma in Germany, 1890-1930
Paul Lerner traces the intertwined histories of trauma and male hysteria in German society and psychiatry and shows how these concepts were swept up into debates about Germany's national health,... (more)
Toward a Psychology of Uncertainty: Trauma-Centered Psychoanalysis
Since trauma is a thoroughly relational phenomenon, it is highly unpredictable, and cannot be made to fit within the scientific framework Freud so admired. In "Toward a Psychology of Uncertainty:... (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)
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)
Seeking Safety: A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse
This much-needed manual presents the first empirically studied, integrative treatment approach developed specifically for PTSD and substance abuse. For persons with this prevalent and... (more)
The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment
Relates the impact of trauma on the body to the phenomenon of somatic memory. The book illuminates the value of understanding the psychophysiology of trauma for both therapists and their traumatised... (more)
Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
This is the first comprehensive reader in a new area of counselling. It brings together well-known authors on traumatic stress responses and good counselling practice, as well as new material... (more)
Transforming Trauma: EMDR
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) has helped thousands of people haunted by abusive histories or trauma. EMDR therapy incorporates eye movements into a comprehensive approach that... (more)
Treating Children with Dissociative Disorders: Attachment, Trauma, Theory and Practice
This book provides a comprehensive overview of research into dissociation in children and adolescents and challenges conventional ideas about complex behaviours.
Offering a new perspective to... (more)
Treating Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Neglect: Component-Based Psychotherapy
Grounded in 40 years of clinical practice and research, this book provides a systematic yet flexible evidence-informed framework for treating adult survivors of complex trauma, particularly those... (more)
Psychoanalysis and Society's Neglect of the Sexual Abuse of Children, Youth and Adults: Re-addressing Freud's Original Theory of Sexual Abuse and Trauma
This book takes a comprehensive look at the understanding and treatment of child sexual abuse in psychoanalytic theory and practice, and in society as a whole.
This book will demonstrate how... (more)
Doing Psychotherapy: A Trauma and Attachment-Informed Approach
Most books about doing psychotherapy are tied to particular psychotherapeutic practices. Here, seasoned clinical author Robin Shapiro teaches readers the ins and outs of a trauma-and... (more)
Art Therapy Treatment with Sex Trafficking Survivors: Facilitating Empowerment, Recovery, and Hope
This groundbreaking book introduces and researches art therapy as a creative and effective treatment for the sensitive and pertinent issue of human sex trafficking. Rich empirical examples and best... (more)
Violence in America: Group Therapists Reflect on Causes and Solutions
Violence is a growing problem in American society, and hardly a day goes by that we don't hear about yet another heart-wrenching episode of mass violence. Such events, unfortunately, are only the... (more)
Working with Violence and Confrontation Using Solution-Focused Approaches: Creative Practice with Children, Young People and Adults
An authoritative, interdisciplinary book which outlines how solution focused practice is particularly effective in addressing violent behaviour in clients and service users, encompassing work with... (more)
Treating Addictions with EMDR Therapy and the Stages of Change
Mental health practitioners must be prepared to treat addiction-related issues-affecting up to 50% of mental health clients-whether or not clients present with addiction as a primary concern. This... (more)
Relational Treatment of Trauma: Stories of Loss and Hope
Relational Treatment of Trauma: Stories of Loss and Hope is the culmination of over 35 years of psychotherapy with children and adults, many of whom have suffered the effects of physical, emotional,... (more)
Children of Refugees: Torture, Human Rights, and Psychological Consequences
There is a wide gap between the psychological needs of the children of refugees and the services provided. Refugees’ home countries, cultures, and social make-up are widely diversified, and their... (more)
Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma: Conversations With Pioneering Clinicians and Researchers
Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma is an interdisciplinary book which explores our current understanding of the forces involved in both the creation and healing of emotional trauma. Through... (more)
Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children: Creative Ideas for Therapy, Life Story Work, Direct Work and Parenting
Using Stories to Build Bridges with Traumatized Children is full of creative ideas for how you can use stories therapeutically with children in counselling, life story work or direct work.... (more)
Toxic Couples: The Psychology of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is commonplace and devastating and is a major public health concern. In Toxic Couples: The Psychology of Domestic Violence, Anna Motz integrates psychological and criminological... (more)
Responses to Terrorism: Can Psychosocial Approaches Break the Cycle of Violence?
Why do responses to terrorist attacks often perpetuate cycles of deadly violence? Can an understanding of the psychology of these cycles help us to break them? Drawing on clinical experience of the... (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)
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)
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)
Hungry for Ecstasy: Trauma, the Brain, and the Influence of the Sixties
Explores the hunger for ecstatic experience that can lead people down the road to self-destruction. In an attempt to help mental health professionals and concerned individuals understand and identify... (more)
Working with Trauma: Systemic Approaches
The toxic nature of trauma can make it an overwhelming area of work. This book by a recognised expert adopts a systemic perspective, focusing on the individual in context. Very positively, it shows... (more)
Family-Focused Trauma Intervention: Using Metaphor and Play with Victims of Abuse and Neglect
Treatment of abuse and neglect needs to be family-focused in order to reduce troubling symptoms, address family risk and relapse potential, treat cross-generational patterns, and remediate attachment... (more)
Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents With PTSD: Emotional Processing of Traumatic Experiences: Therapist Guide
Traumatic events, including sexual abuse, experiencing or witnessing violence, and natural disasters, are common among adolescents. A significant number of adolescents go on to develop posttraumatic... (more)
Trauma, Bonding and Family Constellations: Healing Injuries of the Soul
This book explores the different types of trauma experience, along with the bonding theories of John Bowlby and attachment work of Mary Ainsworth and others, forming a multigenerational picture of... (more)