In his landmark book, The Time Paradox, internationally
known psychologist Philip Zimbardo showed that we can transform the
way we think about our past, present, and future to attain greater
success in work and in life. Now, in The Time Cure, Zimbardo
has teamed with clinicians Richard and Rosemary Sword to reveal a
groundbreaking approach that helps those living with post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) to shift their time perspectives and move
beyond the traumatic past toward a more positive future.

Time Perspective Therapy switches the focus from past to
present, from negative to positive, clearing the pathway for the
best yet to come: the future. It helps PTSD sufferers pull their
feet out of the quicksand of past traumas and step firmly on the
solid ground of the present, allowing them to take a step forward
into a brighter future. Rather than viewing PTSD as a mental
illness the authors see it as a mental injury--a normal
reaction to traumatic events--and offer those suffering from
PTSD the healing balm of hope.

The Time Cure lays out the step-by-step process of Time
Perspective Therapy, which has proven effective for a wide range of
individuals, from veterans to survivors of abuse, accidents,
assault, and neglect. Rooted in psychological research, the book
also includes a wealth of vivid and inspiring stories from
real-life PTSD sufferers--effective for individuals seeking
self-help, their loved ones, therapists and counselors, or anyone
who wants to move forward to a brighter future.

Autorentext

PHILIP G. ZIMBARDO, PhD, (Palo Alto, CA) is an internationally recognized scholar, educator, researcher, and media personality. A professor emeritus at Stanford University, Zimbardo is best known for his landmark Stanford prison study. He is also the author of numerous successful books including The Lucifer Effect (Random House, 2007) and The Time Paradox (Free Press, 2008), as well as psychology textbooks. He has taught at Stanford, Yale, NYU, and Columbia, and is a past president of the American Psychological Association.

RICHARD M. SWORD, PhD, (Makawao, HI) is a practicing psychologist on Maui. His work in behavioral medicine has helped hundreds of people heal from traumatic events, including accidents, physical injuries, and combat-related PTSD. Sword has worked with FEMA to develop a model for Psychology in Disaster Stress Response, and has worked with Vietnam Veterans for over 20 years. He is recognized by the Veterans Administration as a leading expert in combat-related PTSD. To learn more, visit www.lifehut.com.

ROSEMARY SWORD (Makawao, HI) is a counselor in private practice. She is on the Integrative Medicine staff at the Cardiac Care Unit of Maui Memorial Medical Center.

Zusammenfassung

In his landmark book, The Time Paradox, internationally known psychologist Philip Zimbardo showed that we can transform the way we think about our past, present, and future to attain greater success in work and in life. Now, in The Time Cure, Zimbardo has teamed with clinicians Richard and Rosemary Sword to reveal a groundbreaking approach that helps those living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to shift their time perspectives and move beyond the traumatic past toward a more positive future.

Time Perspective Therapy switches the focus from past to present, from negative to positive, clearing the pathway for the best yet to come: the future. It helps PTSD sufferers pull their feet out of the quicksand of past traumas and step firmly on the solid ground of the present, allowing them to take a step forward into a brighter future. Rather than viewing PTSD as a mental illness the authors see it as a mental *injury*a normal reaction to traumatic eventsand offer those suffering from PTSD the healing balm of hope.

The Time Cure lays out the step-by-step process of Time Perspective Therapy, which has proven effective for a wide range of individuals, from veterans to survivors of abuse, accidents, assault, and neglect. Rooted in psychological research, the book also includes a wealth of vivid and inspiring stories from real-life PTSD suffererseffective for individuals seeking self-help, their loved ones, therapists and counselors, or anyone who wants to move forward to a brighter future.

Inhalt

Introduction by Philip Zimbardo xi

Preface by Richard and Rosemary Sword xix

Part 1 PTSD and Time Perspective Therapy

1 How PTSD Sufferers Get Stuck in Time 3

PTSD basics 6

2 A New Psychology of Time 31

The Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory 46

3 Time Perspective Therapy 63

Part 2 The stories

4 War Veterans, PTSD, and Time Perspective Therapy 95

''I Can Still Feel the Shock Wave of the Incoming Artillery Hitting Us'' Aki, World War II Veteran 105