Treating the Trauma of Rape: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for PTSD - Hardcover

Foa, Edna B.; Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572301783 ISBN 13: 9781572301788

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1997

Synopsis

In the U.S. alone, approximately 1.5 million adult female survivors of rape are estimated to suffer from chronic PTSD. This invaluable book--informed by the latest research and written by two of the leading authorities in the field--provides a step-by-step guide to proven brief therapy techniques for treating traumatized women. Filling an urgent need of front-line practitioners working within managed care guidelines, the book includes numerous case examples illustrating sensitive and effective information-gathering and intervention, as well as explanations of how to cope with common problems and complications in treatment.

About this title

About the Author

Edna B. Foa, PhD, until her death in 2026, was Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, where she founded the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Dr. Foa was a pioneering authority on the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety and trauma-related disorders. The developer of prolonged exposure therapy and exposure and response prevention, she was a leader in the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices worldwide. Dr. Foa was cited as one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2010, and was a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Scientific section of the American Psychological Association, among many other honors. 

Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at the Emory University School of Medicine.

From the Back Cover

A splendid book....The authors review studies on epidemiology, psychopathology, and treatment for rape-related posttraumatic stress disorder, and interpret these data within the framework of Foa's emotional processing theory. In addition to being a first-rate work of scholarship, this book provides detailed, explicit guidance on how to conduct state-of-the-art treatment for survivors of sexual assault. (Richard J. McNally, PhD, Harvard University)

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

I. What Do We Know About PTSD Following Assault? 1. The Clinical Picture: A Rape Victim and Her Father Tell their Stories 2. Diagnosis and Prevalence of PTSD Following Assault 3. Other Common Responses to Assault 4. What Do We Know about Treatment Efficacy for PTSD? 5. Theoretical Bases for PTSD and its Treatment II. How to Conduct Effective Treatment of PTSD 6. An Overview of Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques and Programs for PTSD 7. Assessment of PTSD and Related Problems 8. The Beginning of Treatment 9. In Vivo Exposure: Confronting the Feared Situations 10. Imaginal Exposure: Reliving the Trauma 11. Cognitive Techniques I: Cognitive Restructuring 12. Cognitive Techniques II: Thought Stopping and Preparing for a Stressor 13. Relaxation Training: Deep Muscle, Cue-Controlled, and Differential Relaxation 14. Role Playing and Covert Modeling 15. Common Problems, Termination, and a Full Case Example Appendix: Assault Information and History Interview (AIHI)

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572301783
• ISBN 13: 9781572301788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286