Narrative Exposure Therapy: A Short-Term Treatment for Traumatic Stress Disorders (Paperback, 2, Revised & Expan)

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction: Voices of Victims 2 Theoretical Background 2.1 Traumatic Stress Traumatic Events - Stress and the Defense Cascade - Violence: The Major Source of Traumatic Stress - The Concept of PTSD - Psychosocial Problems and Comorbid Disorders in Adults and Children - Complex PTSD 2.2 PTSD and Memory The Nature of Traumatic Memory - Sensory-Perceptual Representation - Autobiographical Contextual Memory 2.3 Processing of Affective Experiences Normal Emotional Processing - Implications for Treatment 2.4 Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET): The Theoretical Model Rationale of NET 3 The Therapeutic Approach of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) 3.1 The Basic Procedure of NET 3.2 The NET Process Step by Step Organization of Sessions - Second Session: The Lifeline - Third Session: Starting the Narration - The Following Sessions - The Last Session - Posttreatment Diagnostic Sessions 3.3 Challenging Moments in the Therapeutic Process: NET In-Depth The Patient Attempting to Avoid - The Patient Spaces Out: Dissociation - The Patient Is Withholding Information - There Seems to Be No Habituation - Therapist Avoidance - Memory and Reality 4 Appendix Appendix A: Informed Consent FormAppendix B: Event Checklist of War, Detention, and Torture Events Appendix C: Event Checklist of Family Violence Appendix D: Examples of Narrations of Life Experiences Resulting From NET Appendix E: vivo and Contact Addresses of the Authors References