Complex PTSD

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) refers to long term, severe prolonged or repeated trauma, often from childhood.

• Complex PTSD is a term often used interchangeably with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Click here for more information on BPD.
• Click here for information about Schema Therapy – a good recognised treatment for complex PTSD
• Click here for information about Dialectical Behaviour Therapy – a good recognised treatment for complex PTSD

Click here for more information about PTSD

There are several excellent books on understanding complex trauma including

• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
• What Happened to You by Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry
• Healing Trauma by Peter Levine

If you have experienced trauma in your life, there are now many services available based on trauma informed practice. You may wish to:

• seek therapy from a trauma specialist. This website lists qualified psychologists in Australia in each state by specialty and location.
• search for trauma informed yoga practice in your city
• search for trauma informed medical services (including dentists) in your city
  • Sharonne Zaks website zaksdental.com has numerous links references and resources for trauma informed dental care
  • this Conversations (Richard Fidler) podcast interview with Sharonne Zaks explores why she is Not Your Average Dentist

Finally you may like to look at The Crappy Childhood Fairy website for easy to read and understand information about CPTSD.