Recommendation for PTSD Books
 

I saw the massive list of recommended books, but I was wondering if anyone would like to personally recommend a book. I am a first year doctoral student (for clinical psych) who has a strong interest in PTSD and other anxiety disorders. Ideally it would be a book dealing with adolescence, but I am open to all ages.

I read Trauma & Recovery a few months ago, and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Anyhow, suggestions would be appreciated!

tim

ps. It doesn't have to be a technical book, but I'd prefer an in-depth read.

As a PTSD sufferer I wouldn't mind seeing such a list myself. Someone will hopefully be by soon and can help us out.

From Panic to Power by Lucinda Basset (Also a tape series with a workbook) This is very helpful for PTSD and Panic attacks.

These are good for sexual abuse survivors.

The Courage to Heal. Bass, Ellen and Laura Davis. Harper & Row, 1988. An immensely popular book for survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child. Davis, Laura. HarperPerennial, 1991.

This one is good.

I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors. Matsakis, Aphrodite. New Harbinger Publications, 1992.
I Can't Get Over It was written to guide survivors of crime, acidents, rape, family violence, and sexual abuse through the process of recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Now in an updated edition, this guide includes new information on suicide, traumatic memories, depression, guilt, and the new EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) technique.

A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
by Dave Pelzer

The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family -- by Dave Pelzer

A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness by David J. Pelzer, Dave Pelzer

Help Yourself: Finding Hope, Courage, and Happiness by David J. Pelzer, Dave Pelzer

The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story of Longing for Acceptance and Friendship by Dave Pelzer

Overcoming Traumatic Stress: A Self-Help Guide to Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
by Claudia Herbert , Ann Wetmore

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

A great workbook with practical, no-nonsense actions that no only helps understand PTSD, it also helps overcome it. Highly recommended.

Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-Help for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children
by Carolyn Ainscough, Kay Toon

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

Every bit as good as the first book, but specific to sexual trauma in children. Lacks the workbook approach, but is still excellent. Highly recommended.

Mike :-)

Thank you everyone! I really appreciate the suggestions!

-pedagogue