Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 446 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill
• Edition: 1st Edition January 1, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0737302658
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0737302653
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 1.8 pounds

Product Description
For the millions who suffer from the effects of a traumatic experience, this book offers help and hope and provides the diverse elements needed for lasting recovery. Trauma can take many forms, from the most disturbing of circumstances such as witnessing a murder or violent crime to the subtle trauma of living with the effects of abuse or alcoholism. Deep emotional wounds often seem like they will never heal, but Schiraldi has helped and witnessed survivors recover, grow, and find happiness.

By helping people recognize the coping mechanisms and by dealing directly with the effects of a traumatic experience, there is a great reason for hope. The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook is a guide for both survivors and their loved ones, helping them to see that on the other side of their pain is recovery and growth.

• Explains the psychic defenses that can go into effect to protect a victim from further emotional harm
• Provides information on triggers and the debilitating effects of post-traumatic stress disorder
• Addresses how the healing process can begin and how fear diminishes through a variety of medic and nonmedicinal treatment methods

About The Author


Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D., has served on the stress management faculty at the U.S. Pentagon and the University of Maryland, where he received the Outstanding Teacher Award in the College of Health and Human Performance. He is the author of various articles and books on human mental and physical health, including Conquer Anxiety, Worry and Nervous Fatigue: A Guide to Greater Peace; Hope and Help for Depression: A Practical Guide; Facts to Relax By: A Guide to Relaxation and Stress Reduction; and Building Self-Esteem: A 125-Day Program. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, and holds graduate degrees in Health Education from Brigham Young University and the University of Maryland.

Reader Reviews
I was sexually abused by multiple offenders throughout my childhood. I was also sexually assaulted as a teenager. In addition to the sexual assault I was injured as a pedestrian and a passenger in three car accidents. I have spent my life trying to minimize the traumas I have endured, but I have been living with PTSD for most of my life. In the past few years my life has become very stable, and during this year I have begun to face the effects of my past. I looked through many books on PTSD, and found them all helpful in different ways, especially when they focused on the unique effects of incest trauma. But, when I found this book I began to see that there truly is hope for transcending long-term trauma. When I read the first section: "About PTSD" I was amazed at the accuracy. Word for word, experience for experience Glenn Schiraldi sheds light on the symptoms of trauma. PTSD is a normal reaction to trauma, and there is a way to heal and transcend all of it. This book has a very comprehensive introduction to many aspects of healing and healing options. Ultimately we will all find our own way to healing, but it always helps to be educated and to receive support. I feel it is very important for people (especially health care workers and healers) to be educated about PTSD, and the many kinds of trauma that people face. One of my goals in life is to help educate about trauma and sexual violence, and also to help people in need. There is hope, and I wish you all luck on your individual journeys to transcendence. Two other books that I recommend are "I Can't Get Over It" by Aphrodite Matsakis and "Trauma and Recovery" by Judith Lewis Herman.