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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779216103321

Autore

Everett Barbara <1949->

Titolo

The link between childhood trauma and mental illness [[electronic resource] ] : effective interventions for mental health professionals / / Barbara Everett and Ruth Gallop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2001

ISBN

1-322-41350-9

0-7619-1699-7

1-4522-2170-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GallopRuth <1943->

Disciplina

616.8582239

Soggetti

Adult child abuse victims - Mental health

Psychic trauma in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I - Theory and Knowledge; Chapter 1 - Why We Often Miss a History of Childhood Trauma; Chapter 2 - A Multidimensional Model of Understanding; Chapter 3 - The Research Story; Chapter 4 - Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms; Chapter 5 - The Controversy Surrounding Traumatic Memory; Chapter 6 - Asking about Abuse; Appendix A; Part II - Effective Interventions; Chapter 7 - Understanding Power; Appendix A; Chapter 8 - The Healing and Recovery Process; Chapter 9 - Treatment Models; Chapter 10 - Promoting Client Safety

Chapter 11 - How to Listen to, Hear, and Understand Clients' StoriesChapter 12 - Crisis Care; Chapter 13 - The Invisibility of Men's Pain; Chapter 14 - Racism, Oppression, and Childhood Trauma; Chapter 15 - Personal and Professional Self-Care; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This practitioner orientated book offers a key to understanding and working with survivors of childhood trauma and abuse. It offers an approach which encourages professionals to connect clients' abusive pasts with present day behaviour.