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Treating traumatic bereavement a practitioner's guide /

This book presents an integrated treatment approach for those struggling to adapt after the sudden, traumatic death of a loved one. The authors weave together evidence-based clinical strategies grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about both trauma and grief. The book offers a clear framework and many...

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Main Author: Pearlman, Laurie A.,
Other Authors: Wortman, Camille B.,, Feuer, Catherine A.,, Farber, Christine H.,, Rando, Therese A.,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : The Guilford Press, [2014]
Physical Description: xviii, 358 pages ; 27 cm.
Subjects:
Bereavement -- Psychological aspects.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment.
Sudden death -- Psychological aspects.
Death -- Psychological aspects.
Grief therapy.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: pt. I FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAUMATIC BEREAVEMENT
  • 1. Sudden, Traumatic Death and Traumatic Bereavement
  • Traumatic Death Prevalence
  • Psychological Consequences of Sudden, Traumatic Death
  • Persistent and Pervasive Effects of Traumatic Death
  • The Need for Integrated Treatment of Traumatic Bereavement
  • An Overview of Our Treatment Approach for Traumatic Bereavement
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 2. Theoretical Foundations
  • Loss
  • Grief and Mourning
  • Psychological Trauma
  • A Relational Treatment Approach
  • Integration in the Traumatic Bereavement Treatment Approach
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • pt. II LIVING WITH TRAUMATIC BEREAVEMENT
  • 3. Psychological Dimensions
  • Symptoms and Adaptations
  • Shattering of the Assumptive World
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 4. Domains of Life Affected
  • Interpersonal Relationships
  • Structures of Daily Life
  • The Legal System
  • Social Support.
  • Contents note continued: Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • pt. III RISK FACTORS AND RELATED EVIDENCE
  • 5. Event-Related Factors
  • Characteristics of the Death
  • Mode of Death
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 6. Person-Related Factors
  • Gender
  • Religion and Spiritual Beliefs
  • Personality and Coping Strategies
  • Kinship Relationship to the Deceased
  • Nature of the Relationship with the Deceased
  • Attachment Style
  • Additional Person-Related Variables
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 7. Treatment Research
  • Treatment for Grief and Mourning
  • Treatment for PTSD
  • Integrating Grief and Trauma Treatment Research
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • pt. IV GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE TREATMENT APPROACH
  • 8. Client Assessment
  • Appropriateness of This Treatment Approach for a Particular Client
  • Progression through the Six "R" Processes
  • Resources
  • Trauma and Loss History and Processing.
  • Contents note continued: Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 9. Implementation Issues
  • General Psychotherapy Issues
  • Designing the Treatment Plan
  • Integrating This Approach into an Ongoing Treatment
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 10. Building Resources
  • Self Capacities
  • Coping Skills
  • Social Support
  • Bereavement-Specific Issues
  • Meaning and Spirituality
  • Values and Personal Goal Setting
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 11. Processing Trauma
  • Cognitive Processing Interventions
  • Emotional Processing Interventions
  • Behavioral Interventions
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 12. Facilitating Mourning
  • First "R" Process: Recognize the Loss
  • Second "R" Process: React to the Separation
  • Third "R" Process: Recollect and Reexperience the Deceased and the Relationship
  • Fourth "R" Process: Relinquish the Old Attachments to the Deceased and the Old Assumptive World.
  • Contents note continued: Fifth "R" Process: Readjust to Move Adaptively into the New World without Forgetting the Old
  • Sixth "R" Process: Reinvest
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • pt. V CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING THE TREATMENT APPROACH
  • 13. Treatment Challenges
  • Potentially Challenging Aspects of the Treatment
  • Guidelines for Identifying Treatment Challenges
  • Responding to Clinical Hurdles
  • Challenges Arising from Working in a Different Paradigm: Stronger and Weaker Suits
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • 14. Effects of the Treatment on Therapists
  • Countertransference
  • Vicarious Traumatization
  • Training and Consultation: Supporting Yourself in the Work
  • Rewards of the Work
  • Clinical Integration
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Appendix. Handouts
  • 1. Sudden, Traumatic Death and Traumatic Bereavement
  • 2. Orientation to the Treatment
  • 3. Treatment Goals and Tools
  • 4. Self-Care
  • 5. Exploring the Impact of the Death.
  • Contents note continued: 6. The Six "R" Processes of Mourning
  • 7. Breathing Retraining
  • 8. Feelings Skills
  • 9.A Model for Change
  • 10. What Are Automatic Thoughts?
  • 11. Identifying Automatic Thoughts Worksheet
  • 12. Sample Automatic Thought Record
  • 13. Automatic Thought Record
  • 14. Challenging Questions Worksheet
  • 15. Processing the Loss
  • 16. First Account of the Death
  • 17. Secondary Losses
  • 18. The Importance of Enhancing Social Support
  • 19. Building Social Support
  • 20. Second Account of the Death
  • 21. Values
  • 22. Third Account of the Death
  • 23. Psychological Needs
  • 24. Positive and Negative Aspects of Your Relationship with Your Significant Other
  • 25. Fear and Avoidance Hierarchy Form
  • 26. Account of Your Relationship with Your Significant Other
  • 27. Guilt, Regret, and Sudden, Traumatic Death
  • 28. Anger and Sudden, Traumatic Death
  • 29. Letter to Your Significant Other
  • 30. Exploring the Meaning of the Loss
  • 31. Spirituality
  • 32. Final Impact Statement.

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