Over the past three decades, research and clinical practice related to the field of traumatic
stress have developed tremendously. In parallel with the steady accumulation of basic …

The self and attachment difficulties associated with chronic childhood abuse and other forms
of pervasive trauma must be understood and addressed in the context of the therapeutic …

This insightful guide provides a pragmatic roadmap for treating adult survivors of complex
psychological trauma. Christine Courtois and Julian Ford present their effective, research …

Complex trauma occurs repeatedly and escalates over its duration. In families, it is
exemplified by domestic violence and child abuse and in other situations by war, prisoner of …

Hailed as the most important method to emerge in psychotherapy in decades, Eye
Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR) has successfully treated …

Abstract Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an efficacious and
efficient treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article provides a brief …

A neurobiological explanation of self-awareness and the states of mind of severely
traumatized people. Cultivation of emotional awareness is difficult, even for those of us not …

Epidemiological, clinical, and neurobiological studies of the last 30 years suggest that
traumatic attachments during the early years of life are associated to specific …

EMDR is an integrative, client-centered psychotherapy approach that emphasizes the
brain's information processing system and memories of disturbing experiences as the bases …

Abstract Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was one of the first
treatments of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to be evaluated in controlled research …