Description:
This unique book uses easy to understand language to demystify trauma and explain how Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect the mind and body. It also offers effective proven strategies to reduce distress and enhance coping.
Brief description: Ruth Lanius, MD, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry is the director of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research unit at the University of Western Ontario. She established the Traumatic Stress Service and the Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program, services that specialize in the treatment and research of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and related comorbid disorders. She currently holds the Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests focus on studying the neurobiology of PTSD and treatment outcome research examining various pharmacological and psychotherapeutic methods.
Review Quotes: "This book offers hope, inspiration, and an escape from the valley of the shadow of death" - Dr. Ruth Lanius