In the third edition of the best-selling The PTSD Workbook, psychologists and trauma experts Mary Beth Williams and Soili Poijula offer readers the most effective tools available for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this fully revised and updated workbook, readers will learn how to move past the trauma they have experienced; manage symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, and flashbacks; and find important updates reflecting the new DSM-V definition of PTSD.

A look at trauma -- Before doing the work : safety, security, and intention -- Identifying and writing about what has happened to you -- Helping yourself when you experience a trauma -- Coping with trauma with less avoidance -- Dealing with category D symptoms : part I -- Dealing with category D symptoms : part 2 -- Lessening arousal : what to do if you can't sleep, can't relax, or are angry and irritable -- Stress, trauma, and the body -- For veterans returning from war : tools for personal survival -- Finding meaning -- Final thoughts and exercises.