Treating PTSD: Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies [Paperback]

David W. Foy Phd (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0898622204 | ISBN-13: 978-0898622201 | Publication Date: April 24, 1992 | Edition: 1

This book presents cognitive-behavioral treatment protocols for working with traumatized individuals and groups. While there are unique aspects to be considered for clinical work with survivors of different types of trauma, the volume demonstrates that that there are basic principles that can be applied across PTSD populations. Grounded in a unified conceptual model, behavioral strategies are outlined for assessing and treating combat veterans, battered women, and children and adults who have been sexually assaulted. In each chapter, specific assessment instruments that have proven useful are identified, and the applications of behavioral treatment methods are carefully described. Special features include a decision-making tree for guiding the process of diagnostic assessment in combat-related PTSD and a symptom checklist for monitoring changes in core PTSD symptoms over the course of therapy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Blending years of experience with traumatized patients, the authors have provided us with an outstanding manual to guide us in the evaluation and treatment of PTSD. This book is must reading for all clinicians who treat trauma survivors; it is splendidly written, incisive, and informative.' --Terence M. Keane, Ph.D., National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

"It (the book) is appropriate reading for all mental health professionals, since knowledge of this prevalent but still underdiagnosed disorder is relevant to most clinical settings. However, it is particularly geared to the interests of scientist-practitioner clinical psychologists, who desire to integrate research and practice.

TREATING PTSD is well-written, lucid in style, and generally substantive in content. C-B therapeutic strategies are clearly delineated with careful rationale outlined for each technique. The chapters dealing with combat veterans in particular convey empirically informed clinical wisdom....In summary, TREATING PTSD: COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES is an in-depth description of state-of-the-art behavioral and cognitive techniques utilized to reduce PTSD symptoms in certain trauma victims. Although framed within a C-B model, this book has broad applicability to all those working with PTSD sufferers, and these techniques can easily be translated into other theoretical frameworks." --Victor Molinari, Ph.D. and Tom Anderson, Ph.D., Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Psychology Service

"Dutton looks at PTSD in battered women where the potential stressor remains. While treatment is possible within a safe environment, any treatment plan must accommodate to the often present threat of repeat assault. The chapter contains an excellent discussion of such therapeutic issues. Resnick and Newton discuss working with adult survivors of sexual assault without quoting Jehu's work on the topic. Again, the value of detailed assessment combined with exposure, anxiety management, and cognitive restructuring are well illustrated. Lipovsky makes very good use of clinical examples in illustrating a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral approach to treating PTSD in child survivors of sexual assault. Overall, there is a coherence to this text that is often missing from edited books. The authors share a good understanding of cognitive-behavioral methods and apply this well to alleviate the suffering of the survivors of various traumas." --Professor William Yale, Institute of Psychiatry, London, Journal of Psychosomatic Research

About the Author

David W. Foy, Fuller Theological Seminary and WestLos Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brentwood Division .

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; 1 edition (April 24, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898622204
• ISBN-13: 978-0898622201
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #564,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Basic, April 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Treating PTSD: Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies (Paperback)

Although the title promises alot, the results are extremely unsatisfying. A colleague recommended this book and I found it to be so general and basic to the practice of treating trauma survivors that I quickly moved on to other titles. In contrast, Jonathan Shay's *Achilles in Vietnam* handles the depth and complexity of the Vietnam warrior in a much more literate and lyrical fashion. Judith Herman's *Trauma and Recovery* places trauma treatment in a better historical context and provides a comprehensive approach to treating survivors. Fay's book is weak in the patchwork feeling to the flow of chapters. For a more comprehensive and strong coverage of cognitive and behavioral treatments, I strongly recommend the fairly recent volume by Victoria Follette and colleagues (*Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies in Trauma*).

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great foundation book for PTSD, March 14, 2004

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"wcanglin" (Longview, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treating PTSD: Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies (Paperback)

I love this book! It offers a comprehensive look at PTSD in combat veterans, domestic violence victims and sexual assault victims. While I worked at Vet Center as a counselor to combat vets, many of the staff highly recommended this book to me. It offers great insight as to what PTSD is, how PTSD develops and how to treat it. At 172 pages, it cannot be not an end-all book. (PTSD treatment manuals written for therapists can be over 400 pages long) but this book is hard to beat for practical information. I love it as a counselor and still recommend it to clients today. You don't have to have a graduate degree to understand it.