Complex trauma : the tavistock model / edited by Joanne Stubley and Linda Young.

"The new diagnosis of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder presents diagnostic and treatment challenges which need to be grappled with since, in a troubled world, it is increasingly important to understand the impact and aftermath of traumatic experiences and, crucially, how to work with those affected by it. In Complex Trauma Joanne Stubley and Linda Young bring together a fascinating range of approaches in order to explore the questions of understanding and intervention. They detail the relevance of an applied psychoanalytic approach, both in the Tavistock Trauma service and, more broadly, in illuminating understanding of traumatized individuals. The book includes chapters related to the impact of trauma on the body, as well as on the mind, incorporating neurobiological and attachment theory to develop ideas on the impact and aftermath of complex trauma. A number of specialist areas of trauma work are covered within this volume, including work with adolescents, with refugees and asylum seekers, with military veterans, and with survivors of child sexual abuse. The authors bring together chapters which will be of interest to those working with traumatized individuals in a variety of settings and using different modalities. The central importance of relationships, as understood within the psychoanalytic model, is depicted throughout as at the heart of understanding and working with traumatic experience"-- Provided by publisher.