Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Bottom-Up Approach

This book provides a comprehensive graphic model of addiction that integrates new neurobiological findings with a learning model and clinical approaches to address embodied trauma therapies. It appeals to mental health professionals, graduate students, and a general audience interested in addiction.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 236 pages
\n Publication date: 25 June 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This comprehensive book offers a groundbreaking and comprehensive exploration of addiction, integrating cutting-edge neurobiological findings with a learning model and embodied trauma therapies. Written for mental health professionals, graduate students, and a general audience, it provides an overview of the field in theory and practice. With a special focus on Polyvagal Theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Trauma Therapy, Addiction Recovery, body practitioners, and focusing teachers and therapists, this text is a valuable resource for those seeking to understand and address addiction in a holistic and effective manner.

Drawing from the expertise of doctors Stephen Porges, Marc Lewis, and Eugene Gendlin, the book presents a holistic and integrated approach to addiction. It begins by introducing the neurobiological foundations of addiction, including the role of the brain's reward system and the impact of trauma on addiction. The authors then develop a learning model of addiction that emphasizes the importance of environmental and social factors in the development and maintenance of addiction.

Following the learning model, the book explores embodied trauma therapies, such as Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor, and EMDR, which have shown promising results in treating addiction. The authors discuss how these therapies can help individuals release trauma and develop coping strategies for managing addiction.

Throughout the book, real-world case studies and examples are provided to illustrate the application of the theories and therapies discussed. This helps readers to understand the practical implications of the information presented and how it can be applied in clinical practice.

In addition to its academic value, this book has broad appeal to mental health professionals who work in clinical practice, graduate students interested in the field of addiction, and a general non-professional audience curious about the field of addiction. It is useful as a text in psychotherapy courses, addiction programs, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, psychiatry, psychology, and osteopathy since it provides an overview of the field both in theory and practice.

Of special interest to readers interested in Polyvagal Theory, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Trauma Therapy, Addiction Recovery, body practitioners including naturopaths, cranio-sacral practitioners, somatic experiencing, sensorimotor, and EMDR practitioners, focusing teachers, and focusing oriented therapists, this book offers a wealth of knowledge and insights into the complex world of addiction. By integrating neurobiological findings with learning models and embodied trauma therapies, it provides a comprehensive and effective framework for understanding and addressing addiction in a holistic and compassionate manner.

\n Weight: 364g\n
Dimension: 154 x 228 x 17 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367408121\n \n