Books - PTSD/Trauma

 

"Waking the Tiger"
Peter Levine
This is a wonderful book written specifically for trauma survivors. Peter Levine does a beautiful job of explaining the physiology and biology of trauma and how it manifests itself in symptoms throughout our lives. He also explains what must be done to address the trauma (by "waking the tiger") in order to reduce or alleviate the symptoms. A must read if trauma symptoms are affecting your life.

"I Can't Get Over It"
Aphrodite Matsakis
Aphrodite Matsakis is a psychotherapist specializing in PTSD who has worked extensively with Vietnam veterans and survivors of child sexual abuse. In I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors she explains in detail the symptoms of PTSD and suggests a wide variety of techniques for coping with them.

"Coping with Trauma"
Jon G. Allan
Jon Allen, a clinical psychologist at the Menninger Clinic, explains the effects of traumatic experience on the survivor's personality, physiological functioning, and social relationships. He discusses the symptoms of PTSD, dissociative disorders, and other recognized psychiatric disorders associated with trauma and describes treatment approaches and self-help techniques.

"Trauma and Recovery"
Judith Hermann, M.D.
A beautiful researched and eloquently documented history of trauma: its discovery and treatment. Drawing upon published research and her own clinical work, Harvard psychiatrist Judith Herman asserts that just as "traumatic syndromes have basic features in common, the recovery process also follows a common pathway."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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