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Principles of Trauma Therapy: A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment

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Bestselling text Principles of Trauma Therapy covers the modern treatment of psychological trauma that is both comprehensive in scope yet highly practical in application. Written for the trauma clinician, the clinician new to the field who is confronted with a trauma client, and the student studying trauma therapy, this text can be used for daily work and the preparation for daily work. Updates to the Third Edition include crucial research and advances in the field, including discrimination, various types of trauma, disorders, behaviors, triggers, areas of psychobiology and psychopharmacology, and the practice of teletherapy.

398 pages, Paperback

Published May 14, 2025

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John N. Briere

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John Briere, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Director of the Psychological Trauma Program at LAC-USC Medical Center, and Co-Director of the MCAVIC-USC Child and Adolescent Trauma Program, National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

He is a past president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), and recipient of the Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Scientific Achievement from ISTSS and the Outstanding Professional Award from the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC).

Designated as "Highly Cited Researcher" by the Institute for Scientific Information, he is author or co-author of over 70 articles, 20 chapters and encyclopedia entries, 10 books, and 8 psychological tests in the areas of trauma, child abuse, and interpersonal violence.

John's newest book (co-authored with Catherine Scott, MD) is Principles of Trauma Therapy, published by Sage Publications.

Books:
Principles of trauma therapy: A guide to symptoms, evaluation, and treatment. (2006)
Psychological assessment of adult posttraumatic states: Phenomenology, diagnosis, and measurement, 2nd edition. (2004).
The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment, 2 nd Edition. (2002)
Psychological assessment of adult posttraumatic states. (1997)
Therapy for adults molested as children, Second edition. (1996)
The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment. (1996)
Assessing and treating victims of violence. (1994)
Child abuse trauma: Theory and treatment of the lasting effects. (1992)
Treating victims of child sexual abuse. (1991)
Therapy for adults molested as children: Beyond survival. (1989).

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it counts on goodreads if you read the entire textbook for class, okay?
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