{"product_id":"9780745953793_understanding-trauma","title":"Understanding Trauma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is post-traumatic stress disorder? What does it feel like? And how can it be overcome?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrauma is a term that many of us find alienating and clinical. But in fact trauma is something most people encounter at some point in life, and post-traumatic stress - far from being a mental disorder - is a normal reaction to abnormal events: even breaking a bone or witnessing a car crash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on 20 years of research and clinical practice, Roger Baker explains the many symptoms of post-traumatic stress and lays out a self help programme - emotional processing therapy - which can defuse the distressing memories of trauma and reduce the occurrence of flashbacks, nightmares and tensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Baker also advises strategies to prevent post-traumatic stress in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of real-life case studies, this is essential reading for trauma sufferers, their family and friends, and specialists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roger Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40702417305649,"sku":"9780745953793","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9780745953793.jpg?v=1750415204","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9780745953793_understanding-trauma","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}