Voices of Trauma: Treating Psychological Trauma Across Cultures (International and Cultural Psychology)
Boris Drozdek
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Description for Voices of Trauma: Treating Psychological Trauma Across Cultures (International and Cultural Psychology)
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Synthesizing insights from psychiatry, social psychology, and anthropology, this important work sets out a framework for therapy that is as culturally informed as it is productive. An international panel of 23 therapists offers contextual knowledge on PTSD, coping skills, and other sequelae experienced by the survivors of traumatic events. Case studies from Egypt to Chechnya demonstrate various therapeutic approaches. Authors explore the balance of inter- and intrapersonal factors in reactions to trauma and dispel misconceptions that hinder progress in treatment.
Synthesizing insights from psychiatry, social psychology, and anthropology, this important work sets out a framework for therapy that is as culturally informed as it is productive. An international panel of 23 therapists offers contextual knowledge on PTSD, coping skills, and other sequelae experienced by the survivors of traumatic events. Case studies from Egypt to Chechnya demonstrate various therapeutic approaches. Authors explore the balance of inter- and intrapersonal factors in reactions to trauma and dispel misconceptions that hinder progress in treatment.
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
International and Cultural Psychology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387697949
SKU
V9780387697949
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About Boris Drozdek
Boris Drozdek, M.D., M.A., is psychiatrist at Psychotrauma Centrum Zuid Nederland/Reinier van Arkel groep, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, an international centre for treatment of victims of political and war violence. He is leading the residency training in social psychiatry, collaborating with different NGO's in post-war areas, teaching and giving trainings in psychotraumatology and transcultural psychiatry on a regular basis in the ... Read more
Reviews for Voices of Trauma: Treating Psychological Trauma Across Cultures (International and Cultural Psychology)
From the reviews: Voices of Trauma addresses the important subject of understanding and responding to the subjective and communal consequences of trauma cross culturally. This is a topic of considerable significance in our dangerous and uncertain world. I give this volume and its strong group of contributors high marks for addressing treatment issues in ... Read more