ABSTRACT
Frank Ochberg - one of the pioneers in the field - has brought together nationally and internationally recognized experts who have treated thousands of victims in such subspecialty areas as rape, incest and battering, as well as Vietnam veterans and refugees. They provide a wealth of knowledge about Post-Traumatic Therapy (PTT) within these populations. PTT is not just a series of techniques but a clinical philosophy that requires empathic understanding of the victim, collaboration between therapist and client, and recognition of empowerment as a therapeutic tool. PTT centers on stress and coping, focuses on the strengths of the victim, and is integrative with respect to biological, psychological and social fears.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |18 pages
Post-Traumatic Therapy and Victims of Violence
part |4 pages
SECTION I. PRINCIPLES OF POST-TRAUMATIC THERAPY
chapter |14 pages
The Biological Response to Psychic Trauma
chapter |18 pages
The Role of Medication in Post-Traumatic Therapy
chapter |26 pages
Healing of the Whole Person
chapter |28 pages
Post-Traumatic Family Therapy
part |4 pages
SECTION II. THE VICTIM OF VIOLENT CRIME
chapter |23 pages
Rape Trauma and Treatment of the Victim
chapter |21 pages
Father-Daughter Incest
chapter |12 pages
The Homicide of a Child
part |2 pages
SECTION III. THE VICTIM OF WAR AND ATROCITY
chapter |27 pages
Understanding the Vietnam Veteran
chapter |24 pages
Treating the Vietnam Veteran
chapter |17 pages
Treating Survivors and Children of Survivors of the Nazi Holocaust
part |4 pages
SECTION IV. THE CRIME VICTIMS' MOVEMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS