The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth

Part 1: PTG: The Concept, Its Evolving, Components, and Relevant Dimensions of the PTG model

1. The Goal, Rationale, and Organization of the Book

Roni Berger

2. Epigenetic Markers of Posttraumatic Growth

Kenzie Rubens, Jane Shakespeare-Finch, Divya Mehta, and Dagmar Bruenig

3. Illusory versus Constructive Posttraumatic Growth in Cancer

Samuel M.Y. Ho and Chih-Tao Cheng

4. Application of a Theoretical Model of Posttraumatic Growth to Distinguish between Posttraumatic Growth and Illusory Growth

Whitney Dominick and Kanako Taku

5. Sex, Gender, and Their Role in Posttraumatic Growth

Liat Helpman

6. PTG Journey with Heidegger's "Authentic" Self and Yunus Emre's "Miskin" (Fulfilled/Grounded) Self

Pinar Dursun and Pinar Alyagut

7. Posttraumatic Growth and Resilience

Taylor Elam, Colin O'Brien, and Kanako Taku 

8. An Agenda for the Next Generation of Posttraumatic Growth Research

Rowan Kemmerly, Howard Tennen, and Eranda Jayawickreme 

Part 2: Cultural Contexts of PTG: How the Environment Shapes the Phenomenon 

9. The Role of Culture in PTG: How Socio-Political Context Shapes the Process, Dynamics, and Outcomes

Roni Berger and Eyal Klonover

10. Culture, Trauma, and PTG: Insights from Tibetan Refugees 

Hussain Dilwar

11. Posttraumatic Growth among Filipina/x/o Americans

Kari Tabag

12. Posttraumatic Growth in LGBTQ+ Populations

Claudia Zavala

Part 3: Developmental Aspects of PTG

13. Posttraumatic Growth in Children and Youth

Ryan P. Kilmer, Laura Marie Armstrong, and Janelle T. Billingsley

14. Posttraumatic Growth in Grown Orphaned Child Survivors of Genocide in Guatemala

Shirley A. Heying and David C. Witherington

15. PTG in Emerging Adults

Steven D. Schmidt

16. Post-Traumatic Growth among Older Adults

Emre Senol-Durak and Mithat Durak

Part 4: PTG in Relational Systems

Part 4A: PTG in Couples

17. PTG in Couples Struggling with Infertility

Marilyn S. Paul

Part 4B: PTG in Families

18. PTG in Parents of Young Adults Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Victoria Grinman

19. Posttraumatic Growth in Adulthood Following Child, Early, and Forced Marriages

Ayten Zara and Zeynep Akbudak

20. Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Domestic Abuse in Scotland

Julien le Jeune d'Allegeershecque, Breda Cullen, and Clare McFeely

21. Perinatal Bereavement and Posttraumatic Growth: Research Findings and Clinical Implications

Olga O. Thomadaki

22. Parenting and Growth in the Context of Pediatric Palliative Care

Susan Cadell and Jessica Furtado

23. Walking Through Different Worlds: The Experience of Posttraumatic Growth in Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Families

Marta Tremolada and Sabrina Bonichini

Part 4C: PTG in Communities

24. Posttraumatic Growth during the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Dana Rose Garfin, Ana Laura Estevez, and Michelle Veronica Zernick

25. Posttraumatic Growth and Psychosocial Adjustment of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

Zeynep Şimşir Gökalp and H. İrem Özteke Kozan

26. Growing through Adversity: The Case of Survivors of The Gukurahundi Genocide in Mathebeleland, Zimbabwe

Dumisani Maqeda Ngwenya

Part 4D: PTG in Organizations

27. Organizational Posttraumatic Growth: Beyond Crisis Management and Resilience

Benjamin N. B. Alexander, Bruce Greenbaum, and Abraham B. (Rami) Shani

Part 5: PTG in the Context of Diverse Stressors

28. Posttraumatic Growth in the Context of Illness

Allison Marziliano, Anne Moyer, and Malwina Tuman

29. Posttraumatic Growth and Cardiovascular Diseases

Amy Ai and Beren Crim Sabuncu

30. Social Perspective toward the Posttraumatic Growth of Potentially COVID-19-Infected Individuals: Perceived Stigma and Social Identity

Wenjie Duan, Ye Tao, and Along He

31. Posttraumatic Growth Experiences among People Living with HIV

India Amos

32. Posttraumatic Growth in Acquired Brain Injury: A Narrative Review

Lowri Wilkie, Pamela Arroyo, Andrew Kemp, and Zoe Fisher

33. Adversarial Growth in Persons with Vision Impairment

Bozena Maria Sztonyk

34. The Pains and Gains of Imprisonment: Posttraumatic Growth among Incarcerated Individuals

Esther F.J.C van Ginneken

35. Posttraumatic Growth Among Military Veterans

Michael A. LaRocca

36. Posttraumatic Growth in the Context of Traumatic Loss

Leia Y. Saltzman, Sophie Brickman, and Michal Toporek

37. Blooming in Unlikely Places: Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Sex Trafficking

Heather Evans

Part 6: Vicarious PTG: Growth of "Others" by Affiliation 

38. Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth: The Benefits of Indirect Exposure to Trauma

Nina Ogińska-Bulik and Zygfryd Juczyński

39. Secondary Posttraumatic Growth and Resilience in Shared Traumatic Situations

Orit Nuttman-Schwartz

40. Vicarious Resilience in Clinical Supervision: Finding Hummingbirds’ Nectar

Pilar Hernández-Wolfe, Victoria Acevedo, and Lauren D’Agostino

41. Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in Social Workers: The Israeli Case

Anat Ben-Porat

42. Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth (VPTG) in Trauma Researchers

Roni Berger

Part 7: Interventions for Facilitating PTG

43. PhotoVoice as a Vehicle for Promoting Posttraumatic Growth

Elizabeth Counselman-Carpenter

44. Enhancing PTG in a Couple’s PTSD Intervention: Clients’ and Therapists’ Successes and Challenges

Rachel Dekel and Yael Shoval

45. Interventions for Enhancing Posttraumatic Growth Following a Physical Disease

Catarina Ramos, Romina Nunes, and Margarida Almeida

46. A Community-based Intervention to Enhance Posttraumatic Growth among Refugees in Receiving Societies

Virginia Paloma, Sara M. Martínez-Damia, Irene de la Morena, Clara López-Torres, and Isabel Berbel

Biography

Roni Berger, PhD, LCSW, is a professor of social work at Adelphi University in New York, USA. She was born and raised in Israel, and holds a BSW, MSW, and PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Diploma in Psychotherapy from the Tel Aviv University Medical School. Dr. Berger has received several awards and grants and is a recipient of Fulbright Senior Specialist awards.

"Dr Roni Berger has assembled a large group of authors from around the world to provide an international perspective on posttraumatic growth that demonstrates the universality of this phenomenon. The massive volume will be an invaluable addition to libraries where researchers and students are developing research projects, theses and dissertations. They will relish finding these reviews of virtually any topic of interest in the world of posttraumatic growth."

Richard G. Tedeschi, PhD, Executive Director, Boulder Crest Institute for Posttraumatic Growth

"The Routledge International Handbook of Posttraumatic Growth is the single most comprehensive volume on posttraumatic growth to date. With contributions from scholars all over the world, it is a unique resource on an important topic. It is indispensable."

Lawrence G. Calhoun, Professor Emeritus of Psychological Science at UNC Charlotte.