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Summary:

"People suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other consequences of trauma face daunting challenges. Although many clinical treatments target symptoms of PTSD, an optimal treatment strategy would also address the many health problems that co-occur, such as chronic pain, substance misuse, and depression. To address this need, this book offers mindfulness-based interventions. These therapeutic treatments aim to change the patient's relationship to thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and associated behaviors through an attitude of non-judgment, curiosity, openness, acceptance, and kindness. The book shows practitioners how to guide the patient through meditation practices such as breathing meditation, body scan meditation, or mindful movement to address symptoms including rumination, guilt and shame, avoidance, and hypervigilance, as well as comorbid conditions such as depression, chronic pain, and substance misuse. The authors intention in writing this book is to provide a resource designed both to help clinicians understand the landscape of trauma more fully and to provide practical suggestions to help group leaders effectively teach mindfulness to those who have sustained trauma. The book is structured into two parts. Part I provides an overview of the landscape of trauma and focuses on PTSD and other posttrauma sequelae. Part II focuses on practical considerations. It is the authors hope that the material presented in the book will lead to a greater understanding of how mindfulness can help mitigate factors that maintain or worsen conditions commonly experienced by trauma survivors, and that this greater understanding will translate into more effective teaching and improved outcomes for patients."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: I. Landscape Of Trauma
• 1. Why Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
• 2. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Selected Consequences of Trauma
• II. Practical Considerations
• 3. Practical Considerations for Offering Mindfulness-Based Interventions to People With Trauma Histories
• 4. Reflections on Teaching Specific Mindfulness Practices
• 5. Moving Forward.

Author/Creator:

Kearney, David J. , author

Contributors:

Simpson, Tracy L. (Tracy Lynn) , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Mindfulness-based interventions for trauma and its consequences [by Kearney, D.J.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Mindfulness-based interventions for trauma and its consequences [by Kearney, D.J.] (Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2020] — ISBN 9781433831447; LCCN 2019013014)

Related Series:

Concise guides on trauma care book series

Subjects:

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Mindfulness (Psychology)

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

RC552.P67 K43 2020eb

ISBNs:

9781433831447 (electronic bk.)
1433831449 (electronic bk.)
9781433830617 (print ed.) [Invalid]
1433830612 (print ed.) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1090279650

Other Control Numbers:

EBC5899944 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp300837275