Trauma and PTSD
Single incident trauma
Complex trauma
PAGE CONTENTS
(1) Authoritative online information
(2) Books
(3) Assessment
(4) Resources for professionals
(1) Authoritative online information about Trauma and PTSD
HelpGuide: PTSD and trauma
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS): Public Resources
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation: Public information
David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (a program of the Norma J. Morris Center)
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by the American Psychological Association (2017)
Male Survivor: https://malesurvivor.org
(2) Books
Books for significant others of people with PTSD
Matsakis, A. (2014). Loving someone with PTSD: A practical guide to understanding and connecting with your partner after trauma.
Also see my webpage on Helping Someone with a Mental Illness
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(3) Assessment
Veteran's Administration - National Center for PTSD
Understand PTSD: Learn about symptoms, types of trauma, common reactions, and related problems.
Treatment Options: Read about talk therapies & medications proven to help people with PTSD.
Talk Therapies for PTSD: Trauma-focused talk therapies with the most support for PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT): CPT teaches you how change the upsetting thoughts and feelings you have had since your trauma.
Prolonged Exposure (PE): PE teaches you to gradually approach trauma-related memories, feelings and situations that you have been avoiding since your trauma.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): EMDR helps you process and make sense of your trauma while paying attention to a back-and-forth movement or sound (like a finger waving side to side, a light, or a tone).