Trauma, the body and transformation : a narrative inquiry / edited by Kim Etherington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Etherington, Kim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Psychic trauma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Trauma suffered during childhood can affect not only a person's emotional and mental health, but also their physical health, even into adulthood. This unique book fills a gap in research in this area, providing personal and theoretical perspectives on trauma and recovery. The contributors tell powerful stories of traumatic childhood events, including bereavement, abuse and evacuation and separation from parents. They document their reactions to trauma whether through illness, disability, addiction, psychosomatic disorders, self-harming behaviours or dissociation. Each author also shows the pat

Contents:

Trauma, the Body and Transformation: A Narrative Inquiry; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Trauma, the Body and Transformation; 2. All That You Make; 3. Angels Nesting in the Mind; 4. Stars in a Midnight Sky; 5. Journey of a Lifetime; 6. Pretending To Be Me; 7. Pain in Paradise: Healing in the Tao; 8. Around the Slices of Herself; 9. From the Ashes; 10. The Silence of Somatisation; 11. Guardian Angel's Story; 12. The Weaver's Tale: Yarns and Threads; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781283904568

128390456X

9781417501052

1417501057

9781846426407

1846426405

OCLC:

191039103