"In this groundbreaking new study, three leading researchers and clinicians share what they have learned from treating and studying chronically traumatized individuals across more than 65 years of collective experience. Based on the theory of structural dissociation of the personality in combination with a Janetian psychology of action, the authors have developed a model of phase-oriented treatment that focuses on the identification and treatment of structural dissociation and related maladaptive mental and behavioral actions. The foundation of this approach is to support patients in learning more effective mental and behavioral actions that will enable them to become more adaptive in life and to resolve their structural dissociation. This principle implies an overall therapeutic goal of raising the integrative capacity, in order to cope with the demands of daily life and deal with the haunting remnants of the past, with the ""unfinished business"" of traumatic memories.
Of interest to clinicians, students of clinical psychology and psychiatry, as well as to researchers, all those interested in adult survivors of chronic child abuse and neglect will find helpful insights and tools that may make the treatment more effective and efficient, and more tolerable for the suffering patient."
By:
Onno van der Hart Ph.D., Ellert R. S. Nijenhuis, Kathy Steele Imprint: WW Norton & Co Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 165mm,
Spine: 38mm
Weight: 757g ISBN:9780393704013 ISBN 10: 0393704017 Series:Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology Pages: 420 Publication Date:08 January 2010 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization
A powerful set of insights for clinicians, students of clinical psychology and psychiatry, and any involved in mental health issues.