"General clinicians will, inevitably, encounter individuals with a history of trauma. While the research base on mindfulness has exploded in the last decade, its potential uses for working with trauma survivors are only just beginning to be researched. This pioneering text outlines a program for using Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in the treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), based on the authors' experience in the first randomized controlled clinical trial. It provides a thorough review of the nature of trauma, current evidence-based practices, and a practical overview of the potential applications of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in working with PTSD. MBCT for PTSD provides solid principles, practical tools, and numerous case examples for integrating mindfulness into PTSD treatment. This book expands the range of potential treatment options and lends new hope for trauma survivors to lead more fulfilling lives. It is an invaluable text for trauma therapists looking to further their skills, mindfulness-based therapists seeking more knowledge about trauma, as well as readers interested in learning about both"-- Provided by publisher."MBCT for PTSD provides solid principles, practical tools, and numerous case examples for integrating mindfulness into PTSD treatment. Based on the authors' experience in the first randomized controlled clinical trial, this pioneering book expands the range of potential treatment options. MBCT has been growing in popularity, and has solid research support, but this is the first text to apply it to trauma survivors This pioneering text is based on the authors' experience in using MBCT for PTSD in the first randomized controlled clinical trial Containing numerous case examples, it expands the range of potential treatment options and lends new hope for trauma survivors to lead more fulfilling lives The authors combined have a unique set of expert skills
Dr Chard is a well-known expert on PTSD, and Dr Sears is an expert on mindfulness and MBCT "-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.