Sleeplessness, depression,
anxiety... these are common symptoms of the burnout that often accompanies
living with a loved one who has experienced some kind of traumatic stress.
It's well known that the loss of a child, a life-threatening injury,
sexual assault or combat experience can affect the victim in traumatic
ways, but what's often overlooked is how this trauma affects those closest
to the victim - the family. Burnout in Families focuses on the emotional
vulnerability of families exposed to the chronic or acute stress of one of
its members.
Editor Charles R. Figley brings together seven
psychologists from around the United States to take a closer look at
what's now known as secondary traumatic stress disorder - the burnout that
occurs when family members care for or just live with other family members
who have undergone a traumatic life event. The authors provide a
comprehensive review of the available literature and offer solutions for
treating and preventing family burnout and the marital and family discord
that inevitably follows.
The first offering in the new Innovations in
Psychology Series, Burnout in Families is an ideal text for
university-level psychology, family therapy and social work courses. Each
book in the series is overseen by a distinguished editorial advisory board
of leading psychologists, including Dr. Martin Seligman of the University
of Pennsylvania, Dr. Les Polen of the Australian Psychological Association
and Dr. Zahava Solomon of Tel Aviv University.
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