Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

Winner of the 2011 International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) Pierre Janet Writing Award.

A patient-oriented manual for complex trauma survivors.

This training manual for patients who have a trauma-related dissociative disorder includes short educational pieces, homework sheets, and exercises that address ways in which dissociation interferes with essential emotional and life skills and supports inner communication and collaboration with dissociative parts of the personality. Topics include understanding dissociation and PTSD, using inner reflection and emotion regulation, coping with dissociative problems related to triggers and traumatic memories, resolving sleep problems related to dissociation, dealing with relational difficulties, and helping with many other challenges in daily life. The manual can be used in individual therapy or structured groups.