Part I: Trauma, Effects, and Assessment
Chapter 1: What Is Trauma?
Chapter 2: The Effects of Trauma
Chapter 3: Assessing Trauma and Posttraumatic Outcomes
Part II: Clinical Interventions
Chapter 4: Central Issues in Trauma Treatment
Chapter 5: Psychoeducation
Chapter 6: Distress Reduction and Affect Regulation Training
Chapter 7: Cognitive Interventions
Chapter 8: Emotional Processing
Chapter 9: Increasing Identity and Relational Functioning
Chapter 10: Mindfulness in Trauma Treatment
Chapter 11: Treating the Effects of Acute Trauma
Chapter 12: Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology of Trauma
Chapter 13: Conclusions
John N. Briere, PhD is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and the
Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine, University of
Southern California, and is past director of the Psychological
Trauma Program at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. A past
president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
(ISTSS), he is recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contributions
to the Science of Trauma Psychology from the American Psychological
Association, the Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for
Scientific Achievement from ISTSS, the Presidential Award for
Contribution to Methods from the Association for Scientific
Advancement in Psychological Injury and Law, and the William N.
Friedrich Lecturer: Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Child
Psychology from the Mayo Clinic. A long-term student of Buddhist
psychology, he has been Remote Faculty at the Institute for
Meditation and Psychotherapy since 2013.
Catherine Scott, MD, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of the
University of Southern California. Her academic background includes
Harvard College, Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons, and psychiatric residency training at both Cornell and
USC. Previously, Dr. Scott served as Medical Director of the
Psychological Trauma Program at Los Angeles County + USC Medical
Center, and the Associate Medical Director of the Psychiatric
Emergency Service at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. In
that capacity she taught and supervised resident physicians and
medical students in the assessment and treatment of trauma-related
disorders arising from sexual and physical violence, torture, child
abuse, and other forms of interpersonal violence. She continues to
practice as well as teach residents at USC, and serves as an expert
witness in the areas of trauma and posttraumatic stress. Her
clinical and research interests include women’s issues, treatment
of adult survivors of child abuse, human rights, and the
remediation of sexual violence and its effects.
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