Articles on TIR and related subjects

By Frank Ger bode MD

Critical Issues in Trauma Resolution

"The Mind as the First Environment"

Journal of Meta psychology (Edited by Ger bode)

By Robert Moore PhD

Psychological Foundations of Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR)

TIR: Primary Resolution of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,

By Marian Volk man, CMF, CTS

Introduction to Children and TIR book

The Value of the Meta psychology Curriculum

By Henry Whitfield M Sc

Towards case-specific applications of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapies: A Mindfulness-Based Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy - Counseling Psychology Quarterly 2006 - Click to download

For many more articles see the articles section of the global TIR website

Other Media:

Documentary on PTSD by the Pentagon channel Recon This documentary is a study on PTSD. It defines what the main symptoms of post traumatic stress disorders are and what methods for recovery are available. It shows what are the practices in the US Army for monitoring service men's psychological health, after their return from war zones. One of the featured approaches for resolving PTSD is Traumatic Incident Reduction.
28min long, RECON pentagon Channel' 2006

Books on TIR

There are currently six books on the subject of TIR. They are listed here with a brief description. They can be ordered from us directly by phone or email. They are all available from Loving Healing Press or Amazon.co.uk.

Children and Traumatic Incident Reduction:
Creative and Cognitive Approaches
Editor: Marian Volk man
Publisher: Loving Healing Press
What if we could resolve childhood trauma before years go by and these effects solidify in body and mind?
We are understanding more and more about how early traumatic experiences affect long-term mental and physical health: Physical impacts are stored in muscles and posture; Threats of harm are stored as tension; Overwhelming emotion is held inside; Negative emotional patterns become habit; Coping and define mechanism become inflexible. By reading this book you can find out about ways to resolve trauma in the early stages of life.
224 pages, soft cover, 6"x9" Trade Paper

Brief Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Traumatic Incident Reduction and Related Techniques Authors: Stephen Bisbee and Lori Beth Bisbee Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Description: This book provides a review of the major theories of stress and trauma, and of other methods of working with clients that are most useful alongside the TIR approach, an approach that is useful for a wide range of “normal life” traumas, not just PTSD.
173 pages, soft cover.

Traumatic Incident Reduction
Authors: Gerald D. French & Chris J. Harris
Publisher: CRC Press
Description: This book offers a unique “in-depth” view of a highly effective therapeutic procedure. TIR, with its chapters on the subtle dynamics of therapist-client communication, provides an insightful view of a logical approach to the rapid resolution of the aftermath of trauma.
174 pages, hard cover.

Beyond Psychology
Author: Frank A. Gerbode, M.D.
Publisher: IRM Press
Description: Beyond Psychology establishes the underpinnings of a theoretically sound, systematic, and truly effective method for understanding the person, his mind, and his own world of experience.
649 pages, hard cover.

Beyond Trauma: Conversations on Traumatic Incident Reduction
Editor: Victor Volman
Publisher: Love Healing Press
Description: This book addresses both people suffering from the effects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the practitioners who help them. TIR has been effective in such diverse groups as veterans, children, 9/11 survivors, bereavement, motor vehicle accident and sexual abuse survivors.

Life Skills: Improve the Quality of Your Life with Meta psychology
Authors: Marian Volk man
Publisher: Loving Healing Press
Description: Loving Healing Press proudly announces the first ever self-help book based on Applied Meta psychology techniques. Author Marian Volk man has contributed to the TIR and Meta psychology curriculum for over 15 years. Meta psychology, as developed by Frank A. Gerbode, MD, is a subject rich in philosophy and practical application. Much of Applied Meta psychology makes use of one-on-one session work to achieve the individual's personal goals -- from relieving past pain to living more fully to expanding consciousness.180 pages, 7"x 9" Trade Paper, soft cover.

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