9781558747517-1558747516-Trauma and Addiction: Ending the Cycle of Pain Through Emotional Literacy

Trauma and Addiction: Ending the Cycle of Pain Through Emotional Literacy

ISBN-13: 9781558747517
ISBN-10: 1558747516
Edition: 1
Author: Tian Dayton
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Health Communications Inc
Format: Paperback 432 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781558747517
ISBN-10: 1558747516
Edition: 1
Author: Tian Dayton
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: Health Communications Inc
Format: Paperback 432 pages

Summary

Trauma and Addiction: Ending the Cycle of Pain Through Emotional Literacy (ISBN-13: 9781558747517 and ISBN-10: 1558747516), written by authors Tian Dayton, was published by Health Communications Inc in 2000. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (Mental Health, Social Psychology & Interactions, Psychology & Counseling, Substance Abuse, Addiction & Recovery) books. You can easily purchase or rent Trauma and Addiction: Ending the Cycle of Pain Through Emotional Literacy (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Post-traumatic Stress Disorder books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.35.

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For the past decade, author Tian Dayton has been researching trauma and addiction, and how psychodrama (or sociometry group psychotherapy) can be used in their treatment. Since trauma responses are stored in the body, a method of therapy that engages the body through role play can be more effective in accessing the full complement of trauma-related memories.

This latest book identifies the interconnection of trauma and addictive behavior, and shows why they can become an unending cycle. Emotional and psychological pain so often lead to self-medicating, which leads to more pain, and inevitably more self-medicating, and so on--ad infinitum. This groundbreaking book offers readers effective ways to work through their traumas in order to heal their addictions and their predilection toward what clinicians call self-medicating (the abuse of substances [alcohol, drugs, food], activities [work, sex, gambling, etc.] and/or possessions [money, material things].) Readers caught up in the endless cycle of trauma and addiction will permanently transform their lives by reading this book.

Therapists treating patients for whom no other avenue of therapy has proved effective will find that this book offers practical, lasting solutions. Case studies and examples of this behavioral phenomenon will illustrate the connection, helping readers understand its dynamics, recognize their own situations and realize that they are not alone in experiencing this syndrome. The author deftly combines the longstanding trauma theories of Van der Kolk, Herman, Bowlby, Krystal and others with her own experiential methods using psychodrama, sociometry and group therapy in the treatment of addiction and posttraumatic stress disorder. While designed to be useful to therapists, this book will also be accessible to trade readers. It includes comprehensive references, as well as a complete index.

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