Humanising Mental Health Care in Australia : A Guide to Trauma-Informed Approaches.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- A Plea -- About the editors -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Editors' notes -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART I: Theory and constructs -- 1. Trauma theory -- Introduction -- Physical responses -- Cognitive responses to danger -- Emotional responses to danger -- Behavioural responses to danger -- Personality distortions in response to trauma -- Intergenerational transmission and epigenetics -- Moral and group responses to danger -- Conclusion - posttraumatic growth, the survivor mission, and trauma transformation -- References -- 2. The interpersonal construction of the human brain-mind system -- Introduction -- Types of relational trauma -- The therapeutic field -- The tiers of self -- Coordinating the tiers -- Trauma and unconscious traumatic memory -- The traumatic script - reversals and the expectational field -- Traumatic attachment and satellites of trauma -- Treatment -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Childhood trauma - the long-term impact and the human cost -- Introduction -- Prevalence -- Mental health impacts -- A vignette - "Helen" -- Physical health and psychosocial impact -- Adaptations to abuse -- The cost of suicide -- A vignette - "Rowena" -- The public health impact of childhood trauma -- References -- 4. The relationship between child maltreatment, inequalities and later health outcomes -- Introduction -- The relationship between child maltreatment, health and mental health -- Perinatal mental health and sexual abuse -- The importance of research and making connections between child maltreatment and sequelae -- Child maltreatment as a determinant of the socioeconomic gradient in health -- Policy implications -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Adult trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - contemporary.

Historical background -- Current conceptualisations of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- Prevalence of trauma and PTSD -- Military and veterans' mental health -- Other trauma groups -- Trauma and its role in other psychiatric disorders -- The need for neuroscience-informed treatment -- Systems of care -- Challenges for the future -- References -- 6. Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Developmental Trauma Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, and the Dissociative Disorders -- Introduction -- Prevalence of trauma-related disorders in Australia -- Diagnostic categories -- Comorbidity -- Complex Trauma and mental health services -- Focusing on symptomology and missing the trauma -- Prejudice and scepticism preventing appropriate diagnosis and treatment -- Conclusion -- References -- PART II: Specific populations -- 7. Trauma-informed care in infancy -- Introduction -- Development in infancy -- Relational trauma and its effects -- Approaches to trauma-focused intervention in infancy -- Trauma-focused interventions - general principles -- Parenting with Feeling -- Conclusion -- References -- 8. Institutional abuse of children - an Australian perspective -- Introduction -- Prevalence -- Institutional and spiritual trauma -- Key issues -- The Christian Brothers case -- Women survivors -- The best of schools -- Shame and identity -- Findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse -- Conclusion -- References -- 9. Incest that continues into adult life -- Introduction -- Ongoing incestuous abuse during adulthood -- Trauma-informed approaches -- Conclusion -- References -- 10. Aboriginal Australia - trauma stories can become healing stories if we work with therapeutic intent -- Introduction -- Stories from a prison -- "Symptom as history" - being trauma-informed.

A vignette - "Billy" and "Betty" - behaviour is language -- Trauma-integrated service systems -- Conclusion -- References -- 11. The mental health of refugees and people who seek asylum -- Introduction -- Historical perspective -- Displaced people - Australia's response in the context of a global crisis -- The global mental health challenge -- Conceptual issues -- Australia's approach to trauma-affected refugees -- Research into the impact of Australia's asylum policy -- Recent events -- Professional concerns -- A vignette - "OM" -- Conclusions -- References -- 12. Humanising responses to people who have experienced sexual violence -- Introduction -- Sexual violence - history -- Prevalence of sexual violence -- Impact of sexual violence -- Service responses to people who have experienced sexual violence -- Social responses to sexual violence -- Justice responses to sexual violence -- A humanised response to people who have experienced sexual violence -- Principles of a humanised response to recovery from sexual violence -- Conclusion -- References -- 13. Recognising and understanding the experience of trauma in the context of domestic violence -- Introduction -- Background -- Theoretical explanations of domestic violence -- The dynamics of domestic violence -- Attitudes toward domestic violence -- Misunderstanding women's experience of domestic violence - the issue of leaving -- Language, culture, and religious issues -- The trauma of domestic violence -- Trauma-informed responses and services -- A vignette - "Jane" and "Michael" -- Conclusion -- References -- 14. Trauma-informed care in the context of alcohol and other drug use disorders -- Introduction -- Prevalence of trauma exposure and PTSD among people with AOD use disorders -- The relationship between trauma, PTSD, and AOD use - theoretical perspectives.

The relationship between trauma, PTSD, and AOD use - neurobiology -- Implementing trauma-informed care in AOD settings -- A vignette - "Julie" -- Trauma-focused treatment for PTSD and AOD use disorders -- Conclusion -- References -- 15. Biology and experience intertwined - trauma, neglect and physical health -- Introduction -- Adverse Childhood Experiences study -- Attachment research and interpersonal neurobiology -- Psychophysiology -- Psychoneuroimmunology and metabolism -- A vignette - "Carly" -- Comprehensive assessment and family intervention as best practice -- Visible or hidden evidence of trauma and neglect -- Awareness of the meaning and impact of coping mechanisms -- Family and intergenerational approaches to assessment, treatment and prevention of toxic stress -- Conclusion -- References -- PART III: Individual treatment approaches -- 16. Sequenced relationship-based treatment for Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders -- Introduction -- A vignette of C-PTSD - "Tina" -- Treatment for Complex Trauma - sequenced and relationshipbased meta-model -- A vignette of treatment - "Tina" continued -- Status of sequenced treatment for C-PTSD -- Conclusion -- References -- 17. Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with evidence-based psychological treatments -- Introduction -- Early development of structured therapies -- Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) -- Cognitive Processing Therapy -- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing -- A vignette - "Karina" -- Key components of all trauma-focused structured therapies -- Factors to consider that may influence treatment outcome -- Conclusion -- References -- 18. Trauma-informed Psychodynamic Psychotherapy - a brief history and contemporary application -- Introduction -- A short history of Trauma Theory -- The emergence of the Object Relations Schools -- Attachment Theory -- Self Psychology.

The Relational School of Psychoanalysis -- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy -- Short Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy -- A vignette - "Mr X" -- The Conversational Model -- A vignette - "Lilly" -- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- Lilly - continued -- Conclusion -- References -- 19. Working with body and mind - trauma-informed somatic psychotherapy -- Introduction -- Historical background -- Somatic approaches to working with trauma -- Assessment -- Fundamental principles -- Training, supervision and personal therapy -- Research -- Conclusion -- References -- 20. Meditation and yoga for trauma -- Introduction -- Meditation -- Yoga -- An overview of Mindfulness Based Programs (MBPs) -- An overview of Trauma Sensitive Yoga -- How programs work -- Research -- Training -- Conclusion -- References -- 21. Structured therapy versus psychodynamic therapy -- Introduction -- Introduction to DBT and the CM -- Psychotherapy in practice -- Why do different models result in similar outcomes? -- A vignette - "Jenny" -- Vignette discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 22. Working with trauma - implications for supervision and professional ethics -- Introduction -- A vignette - "Peter" and "Jane" -- Supervision -- Readiness to supervise and be supervised - in relation to trauma -- Ethical issues working with trauma -- Conclusion -- References -- PART IV: Organisational approaches -- 23. The principles of trauma-informed care and the need for cultural and organisational change -- Introduction -- History and background -- Principles of trauma-informed care -- Operationalising trauma-informed care -- Sources of resistance -- Key requirement - skilling a diverse workforce -- Progress in Australia -- Conclusion -- References -- 24. Therapeutic services for traumatised children and young people - healing in the everyday experience of relationships.

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