Healing Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

<div>This book is a clinician's guide to understanding diagnosing treating and healing complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). C-PTSD a diagnostic entity to be included in ICD-11 in 2022 denotes a severe form of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is the result of prolonged and repeated interpersonal trauma. </div><div><br></div><div>The author provides guidance on healing complex trauma through phase-oriented multimodal and skill-focused treatment approaches with a core emphasis on symptom relief and functional improvement. Readers will gain familiarity with the integrative healing techniques and modalities that are currently being utilized as evidence-based treatments including innovative multi-sensory treatments for trauma in addition to learning more about posttraumatic growth and resilience. </div><div><br></div><div>Each chapter of this guide navigates readers through the complicated field of treating and healing complex trauma including how to work with clients also impacted by the shared collective trauma of COVID-19 and is illustrated by case examples. Topics explored include:</div><div><ul><li>Complex layered trauma</li><li>Dissociation</li><li>Trauma and the body</li><li>The power of belief</li><li>An overview of psychotherapy modalities for the treatment of complex trauma</li><li>Ego state work and connecting with the inner child</li><li>Turning wounds into wisdom: resilience and posttraumatic growth</li><li>Vicarious trauma and professional self-care for the trauma clinician</li></ul></div><div>It is important for clinicians to be aware of contemporary trends in treating C-PTSD. <i>Healing Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder </i>is an essential text for mental health practitioners clinical social workers and other clinicians; academics; and graduate students in addition to other professionals and students interested in C-PTSD. It is an attractive resource for an international clinical audience as we work togetherto heal affirm and unburden clients following this time of shared collective trauma. <br></div>