"A New Harbinger self-help workbook."--Cover

Introduction -- 1. A look at trauma -- 2. Before doing the work: safety, security, and intention -- 3. Identifying and writing about what has happened to you -- 4. Helping yourself when you experience a trauma -- 5. Coping with trauma with less avoidance -- 6. Dealing with category D symptoms: Part I -- 7. Dealing with category D symptoms: Part 2 -- 8. Lessening arousal: what to do if you can't sleep, can't relax, or are angry and irritable -- 9. Stress, trauma, and the body -- 10. For veterans returning from war: tools for personal survival -- 11. Finding meaning -- 12. Final thoughts and exercises -- References

In the third edition of the best-selling The PTSD Workbook, psychologists and trauma experts Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula offer readers the most effective tools available for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this fully revised and updated workbook, readers will learn how to move past the trauma they have experienced; manage symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, and flashbacks; and find important updates reflecting the new DSM-V definition of PTSD