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Articles tagged "trauma-related".
12 articles
Bringing Attention to Childhood Emotional Abuse in Psychotherapy with Adults
The Silence and Severity of Childhood Emotional Abuse Although treatment considerations for adults with histories of childhood physical and sexual abuse has grown over the years, psychotherapeutic treatment focusing on adults with childhood emotional abuse histories is in its nascency—at best. Emotional abuse and its impacts also tend to remain unseen, unacknowledged, and underreported by […]
Viann N. Nguyen-Feng, PhD, MPH + 3 more
March 15, 2020
The Role of Time-Out in Trauma-Informed Treatment for Young Children
Childhood trauma is a national concern as approximately one-half of children in the United States experience at least one traumatic event (National Survey of Children’s Health, 2012). Although staggering, help in the form of evidence-based treatments is available for pre-school-aged children exposed to trauma. Recommended treatments include Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT), Trauma-Focused […]
Lauren B. Quetsch, M.S. + 2 more
May 28, 2017
Psychotherapy and Homelessness
An area of diversity often overlooked is socioeconomic status. Homeless clients are at an extreme end of the socioeconomic status continuum and present with concerns and stressors related to poverty. People often start psychotherapy due to a major stressor in their lives. Finally, after some apprehension, they make the initial leap to get help and […]
Astrea Greig, Psy.D.
November 15, 2016
Prolonged Exposure in VA Residential PTSD Treatment Programs
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is one of the largest comprehensive health care systems in the world. Although unique in some regards, it can serve as an ideal laboratory to study the implementation of evidence-based treatments (EBTs) given the abundance of federal funding and top-down administrative support. The VA provides an organized, centralized […]
Vanessa Simiola, Psy.D + 2 more
May 8, 2016
Ego Development and the Contextual Model of Trauma Treatment
Childhood sexual abuse survivors frequently present with ruptures in attachment, myriad mental health stressors, as well as histories of subsequent victimization in adulthood (e.g., Marx, Heidt, & Gold, 2005). The Contextual Model of trauma posits that survivors of CSA largely have an ineffective family of origin; this maladaptive family environment, in conjunction with the effects […]
Nicole Sciarrino, M.A., M.S. + 1 more
January 3, 2016
Talking About Race in Trauma Psychotherapy
Imagine that you are working with a client of a different racial background than your own. Should the topic of race be specifically addressed? If it is addressed, how do you go about starting this conversation, and more importantly, how might your therapeutic choices impact the relationship and treatment outcomes? Why Race Matters The ethnic […]
Garrett B. Work, M.A. + 2 more
November 23, 2014
Nightmare Deconstruction and Reprocessing for Trauma-Related Nightmares
PTSD Nightmares and Sleep Disturbance and Their Treatment The increased prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military personnel and veterans over the past decade has highlighted the challenges therapists face in treating the disorder in all patients—civilians as well as service members and veterans. Two signature symptoms of PTSD are nightmares and sleep disturbance. […]
Patricia T. Spangler, Ph.D.
September 25, 2014
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Risk Factors Associated with Burn Injuries
The skin has been described as the largest organ of the integumentary system (Levenson, 2008). One condition affecting the skin organ is burn injuries. Serious or severe burn injuries have been described as a life-threatening state that challenges all of the integrating systems in the body (Sveen, Dyster-Aas, & Willebrand, 2009). Serious burn injuries are […]
Melissa M. Matos, M.A.
September 25, 2014
Examining Distress in Treatment-Seeking College Students With and Without Military Experience and Trauma Histories
Since October 2001, more than 2.2 million military personnel have been deployed as part of the war in Afghanistan, known as Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and the war in Iraq, referred to as Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). These conflicts, the longest since the Vietnam War, have resulted in more than 6,500 fatalities, 48,000 injuries, and […]
Matthew C. Johnson, M.A. + 3 more
September 24, 2014
Psychotherapists Face-to-Face with Dr. Laura Brown
Dr. Brown talks about her career in understanding and treating complex trauma, her leading role in feminist therapy, her role as trainer, supervisor, and author, and her hopes for the future of the field of psychotherapy. http://youtu.be/KCfn2R4LIkQ About Laura Brown, Ph.D. Dr. Brown is a clinical psychologist in Washington with a practice of psychotherapy, consultation and […]
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP
September 7, 2014
A Clinician’s Guide to the Understanding and Therapeutic Treatment of Incest
Healing the Incest Wound, originally published in 1988, was a landmark achievement in the modern era of trauma psychiatry and psychology. Christine Courtois, PhD is one of the pioneers who helped rediscover the long-neglected effects of pandemic childhood sexual abuse and to introduce treatment models that could help incest victims reclaim their lives. The original […]
James A. Chu, M.D.
August 26, 2010
Therapist Shopping in a Client with PTSD
Question from Dr. Magnavita I have been treating a man with complex PTSD who started to see me after his transference feelings toward his previous psychotherapist became unmanageable. He sees me infrequently and has consulted with about 5 subsequent therapists who he reports trigger his trauma. He frequently emails me and occasionally sees me for […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
November 29, 2009