The trauma treatment handbook

Trauma--whether it's incident-related, arising from a car accident or catastrophic event, or the result of prolonged childhood abuse or relational trauma--overwhelms our ability to cope and compromises our relationships. Many therapists can treat patients who suffer from simple trauma, but are stymied when faced with complex traumatic stress disorders, dissociation, and the many comorbidities that may accompany trauma diagnoses. The first book of its kind to provide a synthesis of trauma treatment options, The Trauma Treatment Handbook presents 17 currently-practiced trauma treatments in a single, accessible volume, making sense of a wide range of techniques and equipping therapists with a go-to source for treating their traumatized patients. As Shapiro advises, there is not one perfect trauma therapy, and the best approach a therapist can take is to adopt a wide theoretical lens, synthesizing aspects of the primary protocols into a unique, integrated treatment modality for each client. From psychodynamic and exposure therapies to mindfulness, EMDR, hypnosis, neurofeedback, and more, Shapiro lays out all the treatment options available, details their advantages and disadvantages, a