Light in the Heart of Darkness: EMDR and the Treatment of War and Terrorism Survivors [Hardcover]

Susan Rogers (Author), Steven M. Silver (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0393703665 | ISBN-13: 978-0393703665 | Publication Date: October 2001 | Edition: 1

Drawing on many years of personal experience and that of numerous peers from around the world, the authors of Light in the Heart of Darkness address issues confronted by all clinicians attempting to respond to the psychological aftermath of man's inhumanity to man.

Focusing on the application of EMDR to survivors' traumatic experiences, this book covers a wide range of subject matter including school violence, 'near-war' experiences, refugees, combat soldiers, children, and emergency service workers. Using their experiences in humanitarian relief efforts, the authors provide useful information to all clinicians interested in participating in such activities. The book also includes extensive case histories as well as a 'consumer's report' from a war medic whose chronic PTSD was successfully treated with EMDR.

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Review

Provides a thoughtful, knowledgeable...introduction...to EMDR and to the...needs of this client group....Of interest to all who...work...with the effects of trauma. (Caduceus, Diane Cook)

About the Author

Susan Rogers, Ph.D., has been actively involved in the treatment of war and trauma survivors since 1981 and has provided treatment and training in EMDR from Utah to Londonberry and Belfast, Northern Ireland; Cracow and Warsaw, Poland; and Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. She has also worked with the American National Red Cross in response to the 1995 Mississippi floods and tornados. She serves on the VA Emergency Response Team for Eastern Pennsylvania.

Steven M. Silver, Ph.D., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who began working with trauma survivors in 1972. He is currently the Director of the inpatient Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Program of the VA Medical Center in Coatesville, PA. He has trained mental health professionals in EMDR in Belfast, Northern Ireland; Zagreb, Croatia; Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina; and in Oklahoma following the Oklahoma City bombing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393703665
• ISBN-13: 978-0393703665
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An insiders look of the Trauma of War and Terror, October 3, 2009

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J. DOUTE "JEY" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Light in the Heart of Darkness: EMDR and the Treatment of War and Terrorism Survivors (Hardcover)

Authors Silver and Rogers do an excellent job of giving layman an insiders look from the perspective of the first responder. A lot of the information and examples given in the book are written from a first person perspective that I though was frank and to the point. This book is appropriately named light in the heart of darkness as a lot of the dialog discusses issues that plague the thoughts of those who seek mental health treatment in order to cope with the traumatic events or war and terror. I found that this book was sufficient for both practitioners utilizing EMDR as well as other therapeutic approaches.