Denise Hien, Lisa Caren Litt, Lisa R. Cohen, Gloria M. Miele, Aimee Campbell. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2009, 321pp. ISBN: 978-1-4338-0410-6.
Clinicians seeking to treat women experiencing both a history of trauma and the effects of substance abuse will find this book to be a hands-on guide. The intertwined nature of trauma and addiction is explored through a review of recent research, with a focus on treatment options for post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction. Vital background material describes the effects of trauma on emotion regulation, interpersonal functioning, parenting, and physical health. The book also addresses the many real-world challenges clinicians face in implementing trauma-focused therapeutic approaches in community-based substance abuse treatment.
The authors of this book helped lead the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network protocol on women and trauma, as well as a variety of other clinical studies on trauma and addiction.
