The link between childhood trauma and mental illness : effective interventions for mental health professionals / Barbara Everett and Ruth Gallop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Everett, Barbara, 1949-

Contributor:

Gallop, Ruth, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult child abuse victims.

Mental illness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 330 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This practitioner orientated book offers a key to understanding and working with survivors of childhood trauma and abuse. It offers an approach which encourages professionals to connect clients' abusive pasts with present day behaviour.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I - Theory and Knowledge; Chapter 1 - Why We Often Miss a History of Childhood Trauma; Chapter 2 - A Multidimensional Model of Understanding; Chapter 3 - The Research Story; Chapter 4 - Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms; Chapter 5 - The Controversy Surrounding Traumatic Memory; Chapter 6 - Asking about Abuse; Appendix A; Part II - Effective Interventions; Chapter 7 - Understanding Power; Appendix A; Chapter 8 - The Healing and Recovery Process; Chapter 9 - Treatment Models; Chapter 10 - Promoting Client Safety

Chapter 11 - How to Listen to, Hear, and Understand Clients' StoriesChapter 12 - Crisis Care; Chapter 13 - The Invisibility of Men's Pain; Chapter 14 - Racism, Oppression, and Childhood Trauma; Chapter 15 - Personal and Professional Self-Care; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781322413501

1322413509

9780761916994

0761916997

9781452221700

1452221707

OCLC:

809771826