Neurobiology and Treatment of Traumatic Dissociation. Neurobiological Model. Volume 1

This book — a practical guide to making clinical decisions, helps clinicians make informed choices about interventions that will promote optimal treatment outcomes. The authors comprehensively and truly deeply assess the neuropsychological dynamics of consciousness in a state of stress. The book presents methods that will help a person rid themselves of the overwhelming impact of excessive negative affects. The authors have managed to create a qualified guide to coordinating modern understandings of various significant changes in the brain and psyche with new therapeutic strategies for optimal management of the affective consequences of excessive stress. This book uniquely combines contemporary neuroscientific research on traumatic dissociation with several advanced treatment approaches, providing a comprehensive neurobiologically-based approach to therapy. The book covers the contributions of expert clinicians and researchers in the field of traumatic stress and dissociation. This work discusses modern neuroscientific research on traumatic stress and dissociation, including attachment, affective neuroscience, polyvagal theory, structural dissociation, and information processing theory. All of this has allowed the authors to create a comprehensive model guiding treatment and clinical interventions for traumatic dissociation. The model is then integrated with stage-oriented treatment and modern therapeutic interventions, including EMDR, somatic and body psychotherapy, ego-state therapy, and adjunct pharmacological interventions.