Cognitive-behavioral Treatment for Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma

Download or read book Cognitive-behavioral Treatment for Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma written by Mervin R. Smucker and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1999 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work addresses the specific symptoms and problems experienced by many adult survivors of childhood sexual and emotional abuse. These may include problems with substance abuse, self-mutilating behaviour, suicide attempts, eating disorders, dissociative reactions, depression, sexual dysfunctions, and serious interpersonal difficulties. The authors use imaginal exposure treatment and imaginal rescripting to replace the recurring abuse-related images with mastery imagery. They provide a comprehensive description of the cognitive behavioural treatment programme that can be implemented with survivors (male and female) of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse.