Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Bibliography

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Because so many of these books serve survivors across categories, we have not attempted to classify them. Rather what appears here is an all-inclusive list sorted into only four categories: Books, Brochures, Journals, and Articles.

Books

Many of these books are written for a readership of therapy professionals. However, even those may have significant value for readers who are survivors or survivors' friends and family.

The following list of books is annotated only when its title seems to inadequately describe its content.

While many of the books listed below are out of print, they can still be found in libraries.

Unspeakable Truths & Happy Endings: Human Cruelty and the New Trauma Therapy. Coffey, Rebecca. For survivors: “What, at a minimum, should I expect from a therapist? What, at a minimum, should a therapist do to meet those expectations? How far can I trust my version of reality? How far can I trust my therapist's version? What does the controversy about disinterred memories of childhood trauma imply for me in my selection of a therapist? What is recovery from psychological trauma? And how will I know when I have achieved it?”. For survivors’ friends, family, and therapists: “Can we overcome our own fears and prejudices about violence and victims enough to talk and listen? Can we maintain critical thinking without resorting to critical behavior? Can we hear the moral complexities of what the survivor may have suffered? Can we risk imagining it all happening to us? And if we insist on expecting victims to ascend like Phoenixes from the ashes, can we at least provide them a stable base from which to rise?” Healing Woman's reviewer wrote, "Did this book help me? Yes!" The Post-Traumatic Gazette said, "In a word, this book is powerful!" Winner of Choice Magazine 's Outstanding Academic Book award. Sidran, 1998.

Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child. Davis, Laura. HarperPerennial, 1991.

Against All Odds: Holocaust Survivors and the Successful Lives They Made in America. Helmreich, William B. Simon and Schuster, 1992.

American Daughter Gone to War: On the Front Lines with an Army Nurse in Vietnam. Smith, Winnie. William Morrow, 1992.

The Battered Woman. Walker, Lenore Harper & Row, 1979. Includes an overview of how battering comes to be and how to get out of the destructive situation. The book evolved from the NIH-funded federal report cited below.

The Best Kept Secret: Sexual Abuse of Children. Rush, Florence. Prentice Hall, 1980.

Bloods: An Oral History of the Viet Nam War by Black Veterans. Terry, W. Ballantine, 1985.

Child Sexual Abuse: New Theory & Research. Finkelhor, David. The Free Press, 1984.

Childhood Antecedents of Multiple Personality. Kluft, Richard P. American Psychiatric Press, 1985.

Children of the Holocaust. Epstein, Helen. Viking Press, 1988. Written by a child of Holocaust survivors.

Clinical Perspectives on Multiple Personality Disorder. Kluft, Richard P. and Catherine G. Fine. American Psychiatric Press, 1993.

Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized. Figley, C. Brunner-Mazel, 1995.

Coping with Family Violence: Research and Policy Perspectives. Hotaling, Gerald T., David Finkelhor, John T. Kirkpatrick and Murray A. Straus, editors. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1988.

The Courage to Heal. Bass, Ellen and Laura Davis. Harper & Row, 1988. An immensely popular book for survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Critical Incidents in Policing. Reese, James T., James M. Horn and Christine Dunning, editors. US Dept. of Justice and the FBI, 1990. Includes a workbook for police officers who have undergone a critical incident. "Critical incident" generally means a shooting or some other violent incident on the job.

The Dark Side of Families: Current Family Violence Research. Finkelhor, David, Richard J. Gelles, Gerald T. Hotaling and Murray A. Straus, editors. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1983.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Personality Disorder. Putnam, Frank W. Guilford, 1989.

Disasters and Mental Health. Sowder, B. J. Center for Mental Health Studies of Emergencies, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Publication No. 85-1421, 1985.

Dissociative Disorders: A Clinical Review. Spiegel, David. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1993.

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Diagnosis, Clinical Features and Treatment (Second Edition). Ross, Colin. John Wiley & Sons, 1997.

Family Abuse and its Consequences: New Directions and Research. Hotaling, Gerald T., David Finkelhor, John T. Kirkpatrick and Murray A. Straus, editors. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1988.

Father-Daughter Incest. Herman, Judith Lewis. Harvard University Press, 1981

Getting Free: A Handbook for Women in Abusive Relationships. NiCarthy, Ginny. Seattle: Seal Press, 1986.

Healing the Child Warrior, by Richard Peterson. A search for inner peace. A memoir revealing the long term affect of combat and captivityÊon young soldiers. Consultors, Inc. 1285 Rubenstein AVenue, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007.

Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy. Courtois, Christine. Norton, 1988. A guidebook for therapists.

Holocaust Testimonies: The Ruins of Memory. Langer, Lawrence L. Yale University Press, 1991. A remarkable book about the vagaries of intolerable memories.

How to Live with PTSD, by Richard Peterson. The causes and characteristics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Written for the layperson by a war veteran. Consultors, Inc. 1285 Rubenstein AVenue, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007.

Human Adaptation to Extreme Stress: From the Holocaust to Viet Nam. Wilson, John P., Zev Harel, and Boaz Kahana. Plenum, 1988.

Human Feelings. Ablon, S. L., D. Brown, E. J. Khantzian and J. E. Mack, editors. Analytic Press, 1993.

I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors. Matsakis, Aphrodite. New Harbinger Publications, 1992.

If You Had Controlling Parents: How to Make Peace With Your Past and Take Your Place in the World (Neuharth, Dan). HarperCollins, 1998. Based on interviews with adults raised in abusive and controlling homes. In his research, the author was surprised to find a high prevalence of childhood trauma among controlling parents.

International Responses to Traumatic Stress: Humanitarian, Human Rights, Justice, Peace and Development Contributions, Collaborative Actions, and Future Initiatives. Danieli, Yael et al (Eds.). Baywood Pub., 1996.

It's Never OK: A Handbook for Professionals on Sexual Exploitation by Counselors and Therapists. Sanderson, B., editor. Minnesota Department of Corrections, 1989.

A Killing Cure. Walker, E. and P. Young. Holt, 1986. About a lawsuit resulting from sexual abuse in therapy.

License to Rape: Sexual Abuse of Wives. Finkelhor, David and Kersti Yllo. Holt, 1985.

Living with Grief: Who We Are, How We Grieve, Doka, Kenneth J. and Davidson, Joyce D, eds. Hospice Foundation of America, 1998. Available through Bruner/Mazel (in Philadelphia, PA). A view of how different cultures and spiritual orientations experience and process grief.

Managing Traumatic Stress Through Art: Drawing From the Center. Cohen, Barry M., Mary-Michola Barnes and Anita B. Rankin. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1995.

Massive Psychic Trauma. Krystal, Henry. International Universities Press, 1968 The findings and recommendations of a conference regarding the trauma of the Holocaust and the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Memory and Abuse: Remembering and Healing the Effects of Trauma. Whitfield, Charles L. Health Communiations, Inc., 1995.

Memory of Childhood Trauma: A Clinician's Guide to the Literature, Reviere, Susan L. (Guilford Press, 1996).

The Mother's Book: How to Survive the Incest of Your Child. Byerly, Carolyn. Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1985.

Multiple Personality and Dissociation, 1791- 1992: A Complete Bibliography, Second Edition. Goettman, Carole, George B. Greaves and Philip M. Coons. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1994.

Multiple Personality Disorder from the Inside Out. Cohen, Barry, Esther Giller and Lynne W. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1991.

My Mom Is Different. Sessions, Deborah. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1994 Illustrated book, for children, written from the point of view of a child of a parent with multiple personality disorder.

Native American Post-Colonial Psychology. Duran, Eduardo and Bonnie Duran. State University of New York Press, 1995. Has an extensive section on inter-generational PTSD as experienced by American Indians.

Nursery Crimes: Sexual Abuse in Day Care. Finkelhor, David, Linda M. Williams, and Nanci Burns, editors. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1988.

On the Spring Tide: A Special Kind of Courage. Rowan, William. Cenografix (PO Box 10968, Greensboro, NC 27404-0968). An amalgam of memoir and self-help that portrays possible consequences of long-term, untreated PTSD.

Outgrowing the Pain: For and About Adults Abused as Children. Gil, Eliana. Launch Press, 1983.

Perspectives on Disaster Recovery. Laube, Jeri, editor. Prentice-Hall, 1985.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Clinical Review. Pynoos, Robert S. American Psychiatric Association, 1993.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders: A Handbook for Clinicians. Williams, Tom, editor. Disabled American Veterans, 1987.

Psychological Trauma. van der Kolk, Bessel, editor American Psychiatric Press, 1987.

Psychological Trauma and the Adult Survivor: Theory, Therapy, and Transformation. McCann, I. Lisa and Laurie Anne Pearlman. Bruner/Mazel, 1990. By "Adult Survivor" the author means "adult survivor of incest." This book is written for professionals.

Recovered Memories of Abuse: Assessment, Therapy, Forensics. Pope, Kenneth S. and Laura S. Brown. American Psychological Association, 1996. Memory is a flammable topic these days, and this book is extraordinarily good in its combination of social passion, scientific objectivity, and clinical sensitivity about matters of memory. Includes a useful resource guide to books, videos, and legal briefs. The authors have waived royalties so that the book might be more affordable for and accessible to survivors.

Recovering From Rape. Ledray, Linda E. Holt, 1986. Very useful emotional support and practical guidance, especially in dealing with the immediate aftermath of being raped. Has (dated) listings of resources in each state.

Recovering from the War: A Woman's Guide to Helping Your Vietnam Vet, Your Family, and Yourself. Mason, Patience. Penguin Books, 1990.

The Road Back to Wellness: Stress, Burnout & Trauma in Corrections. Patricia M. Fisher. Publishsed by Spectrum Press at 604-836-7456 or spress@axion.net. A workbook. Highly recommended.

Searching for Memory: The Brain, the Mind, and the Past. Schacter, Daniel L. Basic, 1996.

Secondary Traumatic Stress: Self-Care Issues for Clinicians, Researchers, and Educators. Stamm, B. Hudnall (Ed.). Sidran Press, 1995.

The Secret Trauma: Incest in the Lives of Girls and Women. Russell, Diana E. Basic Books, 1986.

Sexual Exploitation: Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Harassment. Russell, Diana E. Beverly Hills: Sage, 1984.

Sexually Victimized Children. Finkelhor, David. The Free Press, 1981.

Shattered Assumptions. Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie. The Free Press, 1992.

Soldiers' Heart: Survivors' Views of Combat Trauma. Hansel, Sarah, Ann Steidle, Grace Zaczek, and Ron Zaczek. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1994.

Snapshots: A Rare Look at Childhood Trauma and Abuse from the Inside. Seattle: Authorlink Press, 1999.

Stress Response Syndrome. Horowitz, M. J. Jason Aronson, Inc., 1986.

Strong at the Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse. Linda T. Sanford Random House, 1990. Sets out to debunk myth of once a victim, always damaged.

Therapists' Difficulties in Treating Survivors of the Nazi Holocaust and their Children. Danieli, Yael. Doctoral dissertation, New York University, University Microfilms International, number 949-904.

Too Scared To Cry: Psychic Trauma in Childhood. Terr, Lenore. Harper & Row, 1990.

Transforming the Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization. Saakvitne, Karen W. and Laurie Anne Pearlman. Norton, 1996.

Trauma and its Wake: Volumes I and II. Figley, Charles R. Bruner/Mazel, 1985 and 1986, respectively.

Trauma and the Therapist: Countertransference and Vicarious Traumatization in Psychotherapy with Incest Survivors. Pearlman, L. A. and Saakvitne, K. W. Norton, 1995.

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence -- From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror. Herman, Judith Lewis. Basic Books, 1992.

The Trauma of War: Stress and Recovery in Viet Nam Veterans. Sonnenberg, S. American Psychiatric Press, 1985.

Trauma Research Methodology. Carlson, Eve Bernstein, editor. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1996.

Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society. van der Kolk, Bessel A., Alexander C. McFarlane, and Lars Weisaeth (Eds.). Guilford Press, 1996.

Treating Traumatized Children: New Insights and Creative Interventions. James, Beverly. Lexington Books, 1989.

Treatment of Torture: Readings and References. Atkinson, Ferne E. Available from author (635 MacLarenStreet, Ottawa, Canada K1R 5L1 (613) 232-4621.

Unchained Memories: True Stories of Traumatic Memories Lost and Found. Terr, Lenore. Basic Books, 1994.

Unspeakable Truths & Happy Endings: Human Cruelty and the New Trauma Therapy. Coffey, Rebecca. For survivors: “What, at a minimum, should I expect from a therapist? What, at a minimum, should a therapist do to meet those expectations? How far can I trust my version of reality? How far can I trust my therapist's version? What does the controversy about disinterred memories of childhood trauma imply for me in my selection of a therapist? What is recovery from psychological trauma? And how will I know when I have achieved it?”. For survivors’ friends, family, and therapists: “Can we overcome our own fears and prejudices about violence and victims enough to talk and listen? Can we maintain critical thinking without resorting to critical behavior? Can we hear the moral complexities of what the survivor may have suffered? Can we risk imagining it all happening to us? And if we insist on expecting victims to ascend like Phoenixes from the ashes, can we at least provide them a stable base from which to rise?” Healing Woman's reviewer wrote, "Did this book help me? Yes!" The Post-Traumatic Gazette said, "In a word, this book is powerful!" Winner of Choice Magazine 's Outstanding Academic Book award. Sidran, 1998.

Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse. Lew, Mike. Harper & Row, 1990.

Vietnam Wives: Facing the Challenges of Life with Veterans Suffering Post-Traumatic Stress. Matsakis, Aphrodite. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1996.

The Way of the Journal: A Journal Therapy Workbook For Healing. Adams, Kathleen. Lutherville, MD: Sidran Press, 1993.

Wounds of War: The Psychological Aftermath of Combat in Vietnam. Hendin, H. and A. P. Haas. Basic Books, 1984

Brochures

Dissociative Identity Disorder, Lutherville, MD: Sidran, 1993. (Intended for patients, family members, and the lay public.)

Traumatic Memories Brochure, Lutherville, MD: Sidran, 1994. (Intended for survivors of severe trauma, their families, and the lay public.)

Journals

Dissociation (Progress in the Dissociative Disorders) The official journal of the International Society for the Study of Multiple Personality and Dissociation, Smyrna, Georgia. (Contains a series of excellent articles about the veracity of recovered memories.)

Journal of Traumatic Stress, Plenum.

PTSD Resarch Quarterly. Published by the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, White River Junction, VT 05009

Articles

"Terrible Knowledge," Jeffrey Jay, in Networker, November/December, 1991. (About the social aftershocks of psychological trauma.)

"The Persisting Negative Effects of Incest," D. J. Gelinas, Psychiatry, Vol. 46, pp. 312-332.

"Victimization: An Open Wound" Stuart B. Kleinman, M.D. Keynote Address; NYC Task Force Against Sexual Assault Annual Meeting. Mt. Sinai Hospital, NY, NY Apr 6, 1990.

(The articles below, which are about inappropriate contact between therapist and client, are included here because people with PTSD often find their symptoms grossly exascerbated by such contact.)

"How Clients are Harmed by Sexual Contact with Mental Health Professionals" by Pope, K. Journal of Counseling and Development, Dec. 1988, Vol. 67, pp. 222-226.

"If Sex Enters Into the Psychotherapy Relationship." Write to: Order Dept., American Psychological Association, Box 2710, Hyattsville, MD 20784

"Love and Erotic Contact Between Psychiatrists and Patients from the Second Therapist's Point of View: The Counter-Reaction Issue." Baron, Ronald B. American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 1985. Vol 6(4) 11-21.

"Psychiatrist-Patient Sexual Contact: Results of a National Survey, I: Prevalence." Gartrell, Nanette, Judith Herman, Silvia Olarte, Michael Feldstein, and Russel Localio. American Journal of Psychiatry 143:1126-1131, 1986.

"Reporting Practices of Psychiatrists who Knew of Sexual Misconduct by Colleagues." Gartrell, Nanette, Judith Herman, Silvia Olarte, Michael Feldstein, and Russel Localio. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 57(2), April 1987 pp. 287-295.

"Special Feature: Ethics in Counseling: Sexual Intimacy Between Counselor and Client" by Vasquez M. and Kitchener, K., eds. Journal of Counseling and Development, Vol. 67, No. 4, December 1988, pp. 214-241.

"When Intimacy Goes Awry," Estelle Disch, Women of Power Issue 13, page 34-37. (About sexual abuse in therapy.)

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