Overview

In this series of clinical vignettes, a board-certified psychiatrist and life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association illustrates the effectiveness of dream therapy in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be disabling and difficult to treat, often leading to depression, suicide, and homicide in extreme cases. In this clinical-based reference, acclaimed psychiatrist and neuroscience researcher, Bruce Dow, provides a step-by-step approach for implementing dream revision therapy—a treatment proven to eliminate nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety, and other debilitating effects of PTSD. Drawing from work with patients in both military and civilian settings, Dow shows how to utilize imagery rehearsal exercises to help mitigate the effects of the illness. The vast majority of the book's 11 chapters focus on clinical case studies of patients who have suffered under the effects of the disease—for example, a hotel employee who witnesses a gory suicide; a female police officer whose career-ending crash in her patrol car brings back traumatic memories from childhood; and Vietnam combat veterans with recurrent posttraumatic nightmares. Each vignette offers details of the dream revision method along with clinical tips for ensuring its success. The final chapter features descriptions of brain mechanisms of PTSD and dream revision.

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Author:   Bruce M. Dow MD
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781440837401

ISBN 10:   1440837406
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   30 March 2015
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ONE: Rescript Your Dreams and Recover from PTSD TWO: The Dream Team: Group Therapy for Combat Nightmares THREE: Postal: Dream Revision for Homicidal Impulses FOUR: Bubbles: Revising Combat Dreams about Drowning FIVE: High Dive: Revising an Interrogation Dream SIX: Retraumatization and Recovery: Vietnam and 9/11 SEVEN: Explosion: Dream Revision for Triggered Memories EIGHT: Car Crash: Dream Revision for Adult and Child Trauma NINE: Junkyard Dog: Revising Dreams That Involve Guilt TEN: Harassment: Dream Solutions for Waking Problems ELEVEN: Brain Mechanisms of PTSD and Recovery Notes References Index

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A must-read for anyone interested in PTSD-including therapists and counselors-the book is well written and concise. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. - Choice

A must read for anyone interested in PTSD--including therapists and counselors--the book is well written and concise. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. - Choice

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Bruce Dow, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and psychopharmacologist who practices clinical psychiatry.

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