Beschreibung:
This accessible book draws on research around women's experiences to illustrate and explore the concept of posttraumatic growth, emphasizing practice implications for healthcare professionals and strategies for fostering posttraumatic growth.
1. Before Posttraumatic Growth Came Posttraumatic Stress, 2. A Conceptual Framework and Model for Posttraumatic Growth, 3. Posttraumatic Growth and the Loss of a Husband or Longtime Partner, 4. Posttraumatic Growth in Women Who Have Experienced the Loss of a Child, 5. Women's Experiences of a Close Brush with Death and Posttraumatic Growth, 6. Posttraumatic Growth in Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Abuse, 7. Therapeutic Modalities, Self-Help Resources, and Implications for Clinical Practice, Education, and Research, 8. Authors' Concluding Thoughts