Facilitating posttraumatic growth
Subtitle: a clinician's guide
By: Lawrence G. Calhoun, Richard G. Tedeschi
Contributors: Tedeschi, Richard G
Series: The LEA series in personality and clinical psychology
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers; Routledge
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Mahwah, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment; Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Patients -- Rehabilitation
Description: "Posttraumatic growth is the phenomenon of positive change through struggle with even the most horrible sets of circumstances. People who experience it tend to describe three general types of change: realistically stronger feelings of vulnerability that are nonetheless accompanied by stronger feelings of personal resilience, closer and deeper relationships with others, and a stronger sense of spirituality."--BOOK JACKET.

"Drawing on a burgeoning professional literature as well as on their own extensive clinical experience, the authors present strategies for helping clients effect all three types of positive change - strategies that have been tested in a variety of groups facing a variety of crises and traumas. Their concise yet comprehensive practical guide will be welcomed by all those who counsel persons grappling with the worst life has to offer."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-158) and index