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Art O'Malley
Background: This article describes an integrated form of dynamic psychotherapy, BART, which has components of both top-down reprocessing from EMDR and trauma-focused CBT combined with bottom-up approaches such as somatic experiencing and sensorimotor psychotherapy. The unique components of BART are described, with particular emphasis on the interaction between gut instinct, heartfelt sensation and head thoughts. BART is described in terms of what the individual letters stand for. Information processing at the levels of the gut, the heart and the brain are illustrated anatomically with diagrams of the heart-brain and the gut-brain with the brainstem. The anatomical structure of the gut mesentery is discussed along with the implications for information reprocessing in BART psychotherapy. The path of the vagus nerve is illustrated along with the endocrine system. BART psychotherapists can use knowledge of these structures to lessen the impact of trauma on physical and mental ill health. Compositions of neuroreceptors in the heart-brain or cardiac neural plexus are described. The role of the gastrointestinal tract in processing food and how it deals with emotional reactions are discussed. A link to the insular cortex in each cerebral hemisphere or head-brain is hypothesised as the mechanism of communication between the gut and brain. The influence of the heart's magnetic field is discussed in relation to BART.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Trauma Second Edition THE GUILFORD PRESS New York London
Yolande Verplanke
Gestalt Theory
Traumatic Stress and its Impact on Body, Mind and Society
2016 •
Sigrid Wieltschnig
Summary Traumatic stress and its impacts present themselves as high vulnerability, insecurity and distrust, and the treatment of those who have undergone life-threatening terrors must go beyond looking at symptoms. It is about bringing back a sense of inner strength, self-efficacyand trust. In finding a way back to those capacities and virtues, the individual is highly dependent on his or her environment and interpersonal relationships. Healing trauma that took place because of human atrocities cannot happen without the interest, empathy, compassion and comfort of others. This article reviews recent developments in the treatment of trauma that focus on the somatic experiencing of trauma-related sensation and affects and refers to some concepts of Gestalt theory. It further presents some drawings and results from working with traumatized clients, and last but not least it reflects on the role of society and its responsibility in the healing process. Zusammenfassung Traumatischer Stress und seine Auswirkungen zeigen sich als hohe Vulnerabilität, Unsicherheit und Misstrauen. Die Gesundung derer, die lebensbedrohendem Terror ausgesetzt waren, muss über die bloße Behandlung von Symptomen hinausgehen. Es geht darum, innere Stärke, Selbstwirksamkeit und Vertrauen zurückzuerlangen. Ein traumatisierter Mensch, der zu diesen Fähigkeiten und Tugenden wieder Zugang finden will, ist in hohem Maße abhängig von seinem Umfeld und seinen zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen. Trauma, das durch menschliche Greueltaten entstand, kann nicht ohne das Interesse, die Einfühlung, das Mitgefühl und den Trost anderer heilen. Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Überblick zu neueren Entwicklungen in der Behandlung von Trauma, die auf das somatische Erleben von traumabezogenen Empfindungen und Affekten fokussieren und stellt Bezüge zu einigen Konzepten der Gestalttheorie her. Im Weiteren werden Zeichnungen und Ergebnisse aus der therapeutischen Arbeit mit Klientinnen und Klienten präsentiert und über die Rolle der Gesellschaft und deren Verantwortung in Heilungsprozessen reflektiert.
Initial Introduction and chapters in Brief Treatments for the Traumatized by CR Figley.pdf
Charles R Figley
This includes the front section, introduction, and the first two chapters of the 2002 book, Brief Treatments for the Traumatized (Greenwood Press).
Psychiatric Clinics of North America
A Sensorimotor Approach to the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation
2006 •
clare pain
Trauma manuel 11 works cited added 10-
Lana Seiler
course Trauma, Depression, Anxiety in Life and Learning, Syllabus, SAS, 2021 (with links to lectures)
Julie Reshe ▪️ Iuliia Reshetnikova, PhD
This course will take a moderate pessimistic approach considering such negative aspects of life as trauma, anxiety, stress, and depression as not only inevitable but also constitutive parts of human existence. Those concepts will be assessed from the perspective of philosophy, psychology, psychoanalysis, psychiatry, biology, and cognitive neuroscience. The course will employ a critical stance to all of the mentioned disciplinary approaches and will incentive students to engage in critical discussion of the topics analyzed along the course. Students will be expected to be active participants in the creation of the course content. The course will also preserve the potential space for a moderate optimistic approach, the practical side of the course will involve testing and analysis of different therapy practices that deal with negative aspects of life, from CBT treatment and neuropsychology to philosophical counseling and psychodynamic group therapy.
Theory-and-Practice-of-Psychotherapy-with-Specific-Disorders.pdf
Barry Hammer
This book is designed as a reference source for professional psychotherapists, and as a text for a course in psychotherapy. Its purpose is to reach students of psychology, psychiatry, and social work. It claims to "provide the reader with the newest, most creative and most effective" guidance in psychotherapeutic method. The approach is psychodynamic with due recognition of the person and emphasis on interpersonal relationship as a major healing vehicle. The writers are outstanding members in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. Included are Drs. Salzman, Chrzanowski, Schiffer, Rose Spiegel, and Wolman.
Perspectives In Psychiatric Care
Psychotherapeutic Strategies for Healing Trauma
2007 •
kathleen wheeler
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care, vol. 6 no.1:87
The Importance of Affective-Kinetic Realities in the Experience of Trauma and in Trauma Therapy
2020 •
Maxine Sheets-Johnstone
In keeping with its epistemic derivation from Greek, the Oxford English Dictionary defines trauma as “A wound, or external bodily injury in general.” That definition has expanded and even shifted toward a more mental understanding of trauma, and correlatively toward “managing” those who are trauma-afflicted (1) or teaching them to “cope” with what has happened (2), whether a matter of shock, for example, on hearing of the death of a loved one or being in a car accident (1-2), or a matter of stress in terms of an overwhelming work load (3). The literature may prescribe therapy, but therapeutic help beyond strictly mental psychological help is warranted. Indeed, whatever its particular nature, trauma is bodily felt, which means that trauma is experienced in ways that affect the whole person, not simply his/her mental condition. A Jungian perspective on the unity of mind and body vindicates this basic understanding of trauma. The perspective leads to a detailed consideration and analysis of the startle reflex as both a whole person response and a temporal microcosm of experienced trauma. As such, it suggests a form of therapy anchored in movements directly antithetical to those of the startle reflex, thus offering a basis not only for exploring why movement is therapeutic, but for initiating integral mind-body forms of therapy. Keywords: Trauma therapy; Kinesthesia; Mind-body unity; Startle reflex; Dynamic congruency
