Shocks to the System: Psychotherapy of Traumatic Disability Syndromes

by Laurence Miller and Laurence Miller Ph. D.

Book Overview

Why do some people seem to bounce back from trauma and tragedy, while others suffer long-lasting and crippling traumatic disability syndromes? What are the keys to triumphing over trauma?

In Shocks to the System, Laurence Miller offers a practical clinical guide for therapists who work with patients traumatized by criminal assaults, traffic accidents, toxic exposure, natural and man-made disasters, terrorist attacks, industrial injuries, sexual...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393702561
• ISBN13: 9780393702569
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Exceptional

Larry Miller is a experienced neuropsychologist who has a great sensitivity to the effects of trauma on the psyche and functional abilities of individuals. His judgment, viewpoint, and clinical expertise is exceptional. You can learn a great deal of how a mature clinician thinks and helps the traumatized individual, from reading this book.