The PTSD Workbook for Teens : Simple, Effective Skills for Healing Trauma

The PTSD Workbook for Teens : Simple, Effective Skills for Healing Trauma
ISBN: 9781608823215
Publication Date: 1 November 2012

In The PTSD Workbook for Teens, a trauma and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) specialist offers worksheets and exercises to help teens recover from traumatic events and symptoms of PTSD, such as insomnia, flashbacks, hypervigilance, and depression. This workbook is based in evidence based treatments for PTSD, including trauma focused cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Key Selling Points: ? This is the first workbook for teens with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Page 57 of 83 TIP SHEET TIP SHEET ? Nearly 7 out of 10 children are exposed to a traumatic event, such as having a loved one die violently, being sexually abused, or being diagnosed with a serious illness, by age 16 (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2007). Left untreated, PTSD becomes more ingrained and less responsive to treatment. Failed relationships, career and employment problems, substance abuse, depression, suicide, homicide and other acts of violence can be the end result of untreated PTSD. ? This workbook is written by a licensed psychologist who has over twenty years of experience working with victims of trauma, mostly children and teens. For the first time, this workbook presents her evidence based approach to addressing PTSD and trauma in teens. ? New Harbinger's Instant Help workbooks for teens have helped thousands of teen readers recover from significant mental health problems. The Anger Workbook for Teens (ISBN: 978 1 57224 699 7) has sold over 30,000 copies and The Anxiety Workbook for Teens (ISBN: 978 1 57224 603 4) has sold over 50,000 copies. Description: Most children are exposed to a traumatic event by age sixteen, and while some may recover from the shock, many others struggle with the lingering flashbacks, hypervigilance, and insomnia that are associ...