Sex attacks, muggings, serious accidents on road, rail or sea, sudden illness, being burnt in a fire, terrorism, witnessing a sudden death or murder or nearly being drowned, are just some of the causes of psychological trauma.

A traumatised person’s behaviour is bewildering to many people and there is a lack of agreement in the medical profession about how best to deal with it. Some counselling approaches tend to deepen the trauma rather than remove it. But research shows that we are not all equally susceptible to PTSD and the organising idea in this monograph provides a neurobiological explanation for what happens to the brain of a traumatised person to provoke their disturbing symptoms.

It also describes in detail the most effective way to release the locked-in patterns of psychological trauma found in people suffering from PTSD, phobias, panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Many fascinating case histories illustrate the clinical experience of the writers and give weight to their belief that trauma counsellors and clinical psychologists would benefit from training in the technique they describe if they are to offer a more reliably effective service.

(Please note the contents of this monograph are also covered in the book: Human Givens: a new approach to emotional health and clear thinking.)