Going for the cure

This article discusses the challenges that working with PTSD clients present to therapists who wish to avoid vicarious traumatization. In addition, the work of Charles Figley and Joyce Carbonell to further understanding and treatment of PTSD is addressed, with particular emphasis on eye movement desensitization, traumatic incident reduction, visual kinesthetic dissociation, and thought field therapy.

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Mary Sykes Wylie

Wylie, M. S. (1996, July/August). Going for the cure. Family Therapy Networker, 20(4), 20-37