The PTSD Workbook, Third Edition: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms

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In the third edition of the best-selling The PTSD Workbook, psychologists and trauma experts Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula offer readers the most effective tools available for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this fully revised and updated workbook, readers will learn how to move past the trauma they have experienced; manage symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, and flashbacks; and find important updates reflecting the new DSM-V definition of PTSD. Read more... Abstract: In the third edition of the best-selling The PTSD Workbook, psychologists and trauma experts Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula offer readers the most effective tools available for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this fully revised and updated workbook, readers will learn how to move past the trauma they have experienced; manage symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, and flashbacks; and find important updates reflecting the new DSM-V definition of PTSD Content: Introduction 1 A Look at Trauma 2 Before Doing the Work: Safety, Security, and Intention 3 Identifying and Writing About What Has Happened to You 4 Helping Yourself When You Reexperience a Trauma 5 Coping with Trauma with Less Avoidance 6 Dealing with Category D Symptoms: Part I 7 Dealing with Category D Symptoms: Part 2 8 Lessening Arousal: What to Do If You Can't Sleep, Can't Relax, or Are Angry and Irritable 9 Stress, Trauma, and the Body 10 For Veterans Returning from War: Tools for Personal Survival 11 Finding Meaning 12 Final Thoughts and Exercises References.