Download or read book Treating Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders (Adults) written by Christine A. Courtois and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic childhood trauma, such as prolonged abuse or family violence, can severely disrupt a person's development, basic sense of self, and later relationships. Adults with this type of history often come to therapy with complex symptoms that go beyond existing criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This important book brings together prominent authorities to present the latest thinking on complex traumatic stress disorders and provide practical guidelines for conceptualization and treatment. Evidence-based assessment procedures are detailed, and innovative individual, couple, family, and group therapies are described and illustrated with case vignettes and session transcripts.