Shocks to the System: Psychotherapy of Traumatic Disability Syndromes
Why do some people seem to bounce back from trauma and tragedy, while others suffer long-lasting and crippling traumatic disability syndromes? What are the keys to triumphing over trauma?
In Shocks to the System, Laurence Miller offers a practical clinical guide for therapists who work with patients traumatized by criminal assaults, traffic accidents, toxic exposure, natural and man-made disasters, terrorist attacks, industrial injuries, sexual harassment, brain injury and chronic pain, workplace violence, and law enforcement and emergency services stress. This book also addresses the legal, family, economic, and social issues surrounding traumatic disability syndromes. Shocks to the System is a unique and comprehensive resource for therapists entering what will surely become a rapidly expanding and challenging field of clinical practice in the decades ahead.
In Shocks to the System, Laurence Miller offers a practical clinical guide for therapists who work with patients traumatized by criminal assaults, traffic accidents, toxic exposure, natural and man-made disasters, terrorist attacks, industrial injuries, sexual harassment, brain injury and chronic pain, workplace violence, and law enforcement and emergency services stress. This book also addresses the legal, family, economic, and social issues surrounding traumatic disability syndromes. Shocks to the System is a unique and comprehensive resource for therapists entering what will surely become a rapidly expanding and challenging field of clinical practice in the decades ahead.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0393702561
ISBN13:9780393702569
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:332 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Larry Miller is a experienced neuropsychologist who has a great sensitivity to the effects of trauma on the psyche and functional abilities of individuals. His judgment, viewpoint, and clinical expertise is exceptional. You can learn a great deal of how a mature clinician thinks and helps the traumatized individual, from reading this book.
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