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Book SynopsisPraise for Rebuilding Shattered Lives, Second Edition In this new edition of Rebuilding Shattered Lives, Dr. Chu distills the wisdom he has gained from many years spent building and directing an extraordinary therapeutic community in a major teaching hospital. Both beginners and experienced clinicians will benefit from this book''s unfailing clarity, balance, and pragmatism. An invaluable resource.Judith L. Herman, MD, Director of Training for the Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
The need for this work is immense, as is the reward. Thank you, Dr. Chu, for continuing to share your sustaining insight and wisdom in this updated edition. Christine A. Courtois, founder and principal, Christine A. Courtois PhD & Associates, PLC, Washington, DC; author of Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy and Recollections of Sexual Abuse
Praise for the first edition:
Dr. James Chu charts a deliberate and tho
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Introduction.
Part I The Nature and Effects of Childhood Abuse.
1 Trauma and Dissociation: 30 Years of Study and Lessons Learned Along the Way.
2 Complex PTSD: The Effects of Chronic Trauma and Victimization.
3 Falling Apart: Dissociation and the Dissociative Disorders.
4 Derailed: Childhood Trauma, Attachment and the Development of the Self.
5 The Memory Wars: The Nature of Traumatic Memories of Childhood Abuse.
Part II Phase-Oriented Treatment for Complex PTSD.
6 The Therapeutic Roller Coaster: Phase-Oriented Treatment for Complex PTSD.
7 Staying Safe: The Paradox of Self-Care.
8 Containment: Controlling Posttraumatic and Dissociative Symptoms.
9 The Therapeutic Dance: Relational Dilemmas in Treating Complex PTSD.
10 The “Impossible” Patient: Chronic Disempowerment.
11 Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Maintaining the Treatment Frame.
Part III Special Topics in Treatment of Complex Trauma-Related Disorders.
12 The Rational Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder.
13 Managing Crisis: Acute Care and Hospitalization.
14 Psychopharmacology for Trauma-Related Disorders.
15 Controversies and Future Directions in the Field of Trauma and Dissociation.
Afterword: Why We Do Th is Work.
Appendix 1: The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES and DES-T).
Appendix 2: The Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20 and SDQ-5).
Appendix 3: The Multidimensional Inventory of Dissociation (MID).
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
