Pierre Janet's treatment of post-traumatic stress
β Scribed by Onno van der Hart; Paul Brown; Bessel A. van der Kolk
- Book ID
- 102925701
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 948 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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β¦ Synopsis
Pierre Janet's therapeutic approach to traumatized patients was the jirst attempt to create a systematic, phase-oriented treatment of post-traumatic stress. Janet viewed the trauma response basically as a disorder of memory which interfered with effective action. Relying heavily on the use of hypnosis, he taught that the treatment of post-traumatic psychopathology consisted of forming a stable therapeutic relationship; retrieving and transforming traumatic memories into meaningful experiences; and taking effective action to overcome learned helplessnw. Most of his observations and recommendations are as challenging today as when he first made them, starting a century ago.
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