To hell and back
Subtitle: personal experiences of trauma and how we can recover and move on
By: by John Marzillier
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781780337838
Subjects: Psychic trauma; Popular works; Traumatic incident reduction
Description: In this innovative and engaging book, Marzillier dovetails first-hand accounts from trauma sufferers with over 40 years of clinical practice to provide an honest, human description of how trauma affects us at the time and also after the event.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: When lightning strikes (1. When lightning strikes ; 2. 7 July 2005 ; 3. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ; 5. Richard's story); title: Part two: Aftershocks (6. Flashbacks ; 7. Avoidance ; 8. Guilt, shame and anger ; 9. Shattered illusions ; 10. The past and the present); title: Part three: Recovery (11. Revisiting ; 12. Psychotherapy ; 13. Reliving ; 14. The body remembers ; 15. Resilience ; 16. Post-traumatic growth ; 17. In harm's way ; 18. Trauma revisited); title: Appendices (A: Psychological treatment of trauma-related problems ; B: UK psychotherapy and counselling organizations ; C: Self-help and other useful books)