The new diagnosis of Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder presents diagnostic and treatment challenges that 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 them. In Complex Trauma Joanne Stubley and Linda Young have assembled 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 editors bring together chapters that 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 being at the heart of understanding and working with traumatic experience. |Complex Trauma The Tavistock Model | Mental Health
