Light in the Heart of Darkness: EMDR and the Treatment of War and Terrorism Survivors

Rogers Ph. D., Susan; Silver Ph. D., Steven M.

ISBN 10: 0393703665 / ISBN 13: 9780393703665

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Light in the Heart of Darkness: EMDR and the Treatment of War and Terrorism Survivors
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393703665
• ISBN 13: 9780393703665
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good (+)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Focusing on the application of EMDR to survivors' traumatic experiences, this book covers a wide range of subject matter including school violence, 'near-war' experiences, refugees, combat soldiers, children, and emergency service workers. Using their experiences in humanitarian relief efforts, the authors provide useful information to all clinicians interested in participating in such activities. The book also includes extensive case histories as well as a 'consumer's report' from a war medic whose chronic PTSD was successfully treated with EMDR.

About the Authors

Susan Rogers, Ph.D., has been actively involved in the treatment of war and trauma survivors since 1981 and has provided treatment and training in EMDR from Utah to Londonberry and Belfast, Northern Ireland; Cracow and Warsaw, Poland; and Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina. She has also worked with the American National Red Cross in response to the 1995 Mississippi floods and tornados. She serves on the VA Emergency Response Team for Eastern Pennsylvania.

Steven M. Silver, Ph.D., is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who began working with trauma survivors in 1972. He is currently the Director of the inpatient Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Program of the VA Medical Center in Coatesville, PA. He has trained mental health professionals in EMDR in Belfast, Northern Ireland; Zagreb, Croatia; Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina; and in Oklahoma following the Oklahoma City bombing.