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PTSD is an extremely debilitating anxiety disorder that can occur after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Often individuals with PTSD repeatedly reexperience the ordeal in the form of flashback episodes, recurring memories, nightmares, or frightening thoughts. PTSD symptoms include emotional numbness and sleep disturbances, poor concentration, depression, anxiety, and irritability or outbursts of anger. In this workbook, two psychologists gather together techniques and interventions used by PTSD experts from around the world to offer trauma survivors the most effective tools available to conquer their most distressing trauma-related symptoms. Readers determine the type of trauma they experienced, identify their symptoms, and learn the most effective techniques and interventions they can use to overcome them.
About the Authors
Mary Beth Williams, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., C.T.S., treats trauma survivors in private practice at Trauma Recovery Education and Counseling Center in Warrenton, Virginia. Soili Poijula, M.A., Ph.D. (candidate), is a clinical psychologist and licensed psychotherapist who founded Finland's first trauma center.
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