Treatments for Trauma and PTSD

Keith A. Young, LCPC, CCTP, CH, is a licensed counselor, certified clinical trauma professional, and certified hypnotherapist with a private practice in Bangor, Maine (USA).

• AcknowledgmentsPreface1. What is Trauma and PTSD?What is Trauma, and How Does PTSD Happen? Common Causes of TraumaPopulations at Higher Risk Psychometric Assessments and the Diagnostic Process 2. The Impact of TraumaSurvival Responses in the Nervous System Safety, Self-Worth, and Self-Efficacy: How Trauma Reconfigures PerspectiveTrauma and the Body Trauma Patterns in RelationshipsTrauma and Addiction3. Key Concepts of Trauma RecoveryHow Trauma Recovery is AchievedRecovery Through the Nervous SystemRecovery Through the MindRecovery Through the BodyRecovery Through Relationships Common Elements Among Trauma Treatment ModalitiesFinding Qualified and Trauma-Informed Treatment Providers4. Treatments for Trauma Through the Nervous SystemMedicationsIn Their Words: James Grindle, PMH-NP, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner NeurofeedbackPolyvagal Theory and Heart Rate VariabilityIn Their Words: Arielle Schwartz, PhD, Licensed Psychologist and Author of Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga5. Treatments for Trauma Through the MindFoundations of Cognitive Behavioral InterventionsProlonged Exposure TherapyTrauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral TherapyIn Their Words: Judith Cohen, MD, Co-Developer of TF-CBTCognitive Processing TherapyIn Their Words: Candice M. Monson, PhD, Co-Author of Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: A Comprehensive ManualEye Movement Desensitization and ReprocessingInternal Family Systems TherapyIn Their Words: Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, Founder of Internal Family Systems6. Treatments for Trauma Through the BodyTrauma Center Trauma Sensitive YogaIn Their Words: Dave Emerson, YACEP, TCTSY-F, Co-Founder of Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive YogaEmotional Freedom TechniqueSomatic ExperiencingSensorimotor PsychotherapyIn Their Words: Janina Fisher, PhD, Licensed Psychologist, Co-Author of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Interventions for Trauma and Attachment7. Treatments for Trauma Through RelationshipsSupport Groups and Group TherapyIn Their Words: Jim LaPierre, LCSW, CCS, Executive and Clinical Director of Higher Ground Services, an Outpatient Counseling CenterTheater, Psychodrama and DE-CRUITIn Their Words: Stephan Wolfert, LCSW, MSW, MFA and Alisha Ali, PhD, Co-Developers of DE-CRUITAnimal-Assisted Therapy and Service DogsIn Their Words: Hagen Blaszyk, MD, Co-Founder of K9s on the Front Lines8. The Road to RecoveryChoosing Our Approach The Short- and Long-Term Process of RecoverySetting Our PacePosttraumatic GrowthGlossaryAvailable ResourcesEndnotesIndexAbout the Author