Books About Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Jan Fable, MS, LADC
Fairfield Connecticut
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Books about Trauma and PTSD

Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Courtois, Christine ; Milwaukee, WI: Families International. 1993.


Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects. Briere, John; Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications. 1992.


Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children. Napier, Nancy J; New York: W.W. Norton.1993.


Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy. Courtois, Christine A; New York: W.W. Norton. 1988.


Incest-related Syndromes of Adult Psychopathology. Kluft, Richard P. (Ed.); Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press. 1990.


Managing Traumatic Stress Through Art. Cohen, B.M., Barnes, M.M., & Rankin, A.B; Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press. 1995.


Outgrowing the Pain. Gil, E; Rockville, MD: Launch Press. [Launch Press, P.O. Box 5629, Rockville, MD 20855. 800/321-9167]. 1984.


Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Clinical Review. Pynoos, R.S. (Ed.); Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press. 1994.


Psychological Trauma. van der Kolk, Bessel; Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press. 1987.


Psychological Trauma and the Adult Survivor: Theory, Therapy, and Transformation. McCann, I., & Pearlman, L; New York: Brunner/Mazel. 1990.


The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Maltz, Wendy; New York: HarperCollins. 1991.


Recreating Your Self: Help for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families. Napier, Nancy J; New York: W.W. Norton. 1990.


Trauma and Recovery. Herman, Judith; New York: Basic Books. 1992.


Unchained Memories: True Stories of Traumatic Memories, Lost and Found. Terr, Lenore; New York: Basic Books. 1994.

Sidran Institute is a valuable resource for people dealing with sexual trauma and the professionals who help them.

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JanFable has worked as a psychotherapist for more than 25 years. She has a master's degree in counseling and is a Connecticut licensed drug and alcohol counselor. Her primary training is in Bioenergetic Analysis which deals with the whole person. She has extensive training in the treatment of dissociative disorders and trauma survivors and in using of altered states of consciousness in healing. She has also completed Level I and Level II training in Thought Field Therapy.

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