For trauma survivors struggling with intense memories and emotions, it often feels like life won't ever be ""normal"" again. Effective treatments are out there, but the needs of family members are often overlooked. Will the person you love ever get better? What can you do to promote healing? Where can you turn when you just can't cope?
For trauma survivors struggling with intense memories and emotions, it often feels like life won't ever be ""normal"" again. Effective treatments are out there, but the needs of family members are often overlooked. Will the person you love ever get better? What can you do to promote healing? Where can you turn when you just can't cope?
Trauma survivors frequently struggle with unwanted memories, intense emotions, and problems with everyday functioning. Effective help is out there, but the needs of family members -- confused and scared about what has happened to the person they love -- are often overlooked. Will the person with posttraumatic stress ever get better? How can spouses and other loved ones promote healing? Where can family members turn when they feel like they just can't cope? From experienced trauma specialists Drs. Claudia Zayfert and Jason C. DeViva, this highly practical guide is packed with information, support, vivid stories, and specific advice. Readers learn to navigate the rough spots day by day and help their loved one find a brighter tomorrow.
“"This easy-to-understand, useful book will help you make sense of what your loved one is going through and how you can play an important role in the recovery process. Drawing on their extensive experience, Drs. Zayfert and DeViva provide an array of examples that bring the effects of trauma on individuals and relationships into sharp focus. They also offer straightforward explanations about treatments that work. Anyone who cares about someone who has been traumatized will be grateful for this book."”
- Candice M. Monson, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada "Finally, a resource for all sufferers of PTSD and their families and friends. As the wife of a veteran and an advocate who works with families dealing with combat trauma, I have been searching for a book like this. It provides up-to-date information that is relevant for readers worldwide. This book will save many relationships. It's not a book to borrow, it's one you have to own!" - Donna Reggett, Head Advocate, Ipswich District Veterans' Support Centre, Australia "An easy-to-read, comprehensive, research-based resource. This book is filled with practical advice." - Andrew Christensen, coauthor of Reconcilable Differences, Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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, USA and Director of the Anxiety Disorders Service at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. Jason C. DeViva, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in the VA Connecticut Health Care System, USA 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, USA and Yale University Medical School, USA. He has treated both veterans and civilians with posttraumatic stress disorder and related problems for over a decade.
Trauma survivors frequently struggle with unwanted memories, intense emotions, and problems with everyday functioning. Effective help is out there, but the needs of family members -- confused and scared about what has happened to the person they love -- are often overlooked. Will the person with posttraumatic stress ever get better? How can spouses and other loved ones promote healing? Where can family members turn when they feel like they just can't cope? From experienced trauma specialists Drs. Claudia Zayfert and Jason C. DeViva, this highly practical guide is packed with information, support, vivid stories, and specific advice. Readers learn to navigate the rough spots day by day and help their loved one find a brighter tomorrow.
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