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Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome: A Treatment Model

Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome: A Treatment Model AbstractA treatment protocol for a newly proposed diagnosis called Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome (PTRS) is outlined. As one of the most salient ways in which PTRS differs from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is that the former lacks the numbing of affect that the latter includes, treatment accordingly differs. Four stages of treatment are described, namely: (1) Understanding, normalization, and desensitization (which focuses on coping with the initial traumatized state); (2) Reflection and acceptance (which focuses on processing the trauma); (3) Integration of the trauma into the self-concept; and (4) Empowerment and growth. The treatment approach emphasizes that traumatic relationships can not only be survived, but post traumatic growth can, and indeed, often does occur. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Social Distress and Homeless Taylor & Francis

Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome: A Treatment Model

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Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Copyright
© 2007 Maney
ISSN
1573-658X
eISSN
1053-0789
DOI
10.1179/sdh.2007.16.1.22
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Abstract

AbstractA treatment protocol for a newly proposed diagnosis called Posttraumatic Relationship Syndrome (PTRS) is outlined. As one of the most salient ways in which PTRS differs from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is that the former lacks the numbing of affect that the latter includes, treatment accordingly differs. Four stages of treatment are described, namely: (1) Understanding, normalization, and desensitization (which focuses on coping with the initial traumatized state); (2) Reflection and acceptance (which focuses on processing the trauma); (3) Integration of the trauma into the self-concept; and (4) Empowerment and growth. The treatment approach emphasizes that traumatic relationships can not only be survived, but post traumatic growth can, and indeed, often does occur.

Journal

Journal of Social Distress and HomelessTaylor & Francis

Published: Mar 1, 2007

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