Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 - Trauma Matters -- Defining Trauma -- About This Book -- Chapter 2 - Diagnosing Trauma: DSM-5® and Beyond -- On Diagnosis -- Diagnosing the Impacts of Trauma: DSM-IV-TR Versus DSM-5® -- PTSD, PTSD Specifiers, and Acute Stress Disorder -- Trauma, Children, and DSM-5® -- Diagnosing Small "t" -- Misdiagnosis -- Chapter 3 - Grief, Bereavement, and Mourning -- The Grief Wound -- Grief: To Diagnose or Not to Diagnose? -- Grief 's Bad Trip -- Chapter 4 - Trauma and the Human Brain -- An English Teacher's Guide to the Human Brain -- Issues in the Tissues: Useful Explanations, Models, and Ideas -- Demystifying Dissociation -- Chapter 5 - Issues in Assessment -- Do Not Retraumatize -- Variables and Context -- Qualitative Assessment Strategies -- Quantitative Assessment Strategies -- Jamie, Is That a Trauma? -- Chapter 6 - The Addiction Imperative -- The Great Divide -- Solutions for Bridging the Gap -- Chapter 7 - Empathy and the Therapeutic Alliance -- It's All About the Relationship -- Strategies for Enhancing Empathy -- Chapter 8 - Creating a Framework for Healing Trauma -- Keep It Simple -- The Victim-Survivor-Thriver Continuum -- Safety, Flexibility, and the Individual -- Chapter 9 - Trauma Treatment: Stabilization -- Stabilization Is Trauma Work -- Coping Skills Training -- Muscle Relaxation -- Breathing -- Multisensory Grounding -- Identifying Strengths and Resources -- Key Attitudes and Ideas -- Chapter 10 - Trauma Treatment: Reprocessing -- Fundamentalism and Our Field -- Reprocessing Made Simple -- Fusion, Combination, Integration -- Chapter 11 - Trauma Treatment: Reintegration -- Healed Versus Cured -- The Art of Reintegration -- The Flexibility Imperative -- Chapter 12 - What Makes a Good Trauma Therapist? -- Seykhl -- From the Clients.

For the Helpers -- Tying It All Together -- References -- Appendix -- Index.