December 7th, 2011 |
Trauma symptoms are often experienced and viewed as invasive and malevolent. Helplessness, hopelessness, confusion and a condemnation of self for their existence also appear thematic. The initial layer of trauma treatment is frequently the unraveling of self-loathing for the expression of symptoms themselves; survivor and therapist collude in their endorsement of them as being inherently destructive and are to be eradicated. A divergent perspective could be that symptoms are an expression of health versus illness. Viewing... Read More
September 12th, 2011 |
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“While outcome research points to trauma-focused interventions, particularly exposure therapy, as the most effective form of treatment for PTSD, several practitioner surveys have indicated that most do not use this approach,” said Anne-Laure Couineau and David Forbes of the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health and the University of Melbourne. They noted, however, that some programs, like the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) program in the U.K. are... Read More
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November 27th, 2009 |
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or TF-CBT is a short-term evidence-based practice that is highly effective for children and adolescent survivors of trauma. Trauma is defined as sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, witness to domestic... Read More
