When Someone You Love Suffers from Posttraumatic Stress (eBook)

Claudia Zayfert, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is an internationally renowned expert in cognitive-behavioral therapy who has worked with trauma survivors for over 20 years. She is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Service at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Jason C. DeViva, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in the VA Connecticut Health Care System, where he works extensively with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. DeViva is on the faculty of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Yale School of Medicine. He has treated both veterans and civilians with posttraumatic stress disorder and related problems for over a decade.

IntroductionI. Understanding Posttraumatic Stress1. What It Feels Like to Live with a Trauma Survivor2. How Trauma Affects Survivors3. Why Is Your Loved One Stuck in the Past?4. Treatments That Can Help with PTSD and Other Problems5. Finding a TherapistII. Helping Yourself, Helping the Survivor6. Taking Care of Yourself7. Setting Limits8. Communicating Your NeedsIII. Coping with Specific Traumas9. When Someone You Love Has Been Sexually Assaulted10. When Someone You Love Has Been to WarIV. Putting Your Lives Back Together11. Reconnecting with Your Partner and Helping Your Children12. Recovery and BeyondResources