"In The Trauma Virus, Dr. Conti examines the most recent research, clinical best practices, and dozens of real-life stories to present a deeper, richer, and more urgent view of trauma"-- Provided by publisher.

Part one. What trauma is and how it works -- 1. How we talk about trauma -- 2. Types of trauma and post-trauma syndromes -- 3. Shame and its accomplices -- 4. A conversation with Stephanie zu Guttenberg -- 5. Compassion, community, and humanity -- Part two. The big picture -- the sociology of trauma -- 6. The problems with trauma and health care -- 7. A conversation with Daryn Reicherter, MD -- 8. Social ills, social trauma -- 9. Social ills, social solutions -- Part three. An owner's manual for your brain -- 10. What trauma does to thought -- 11. The limbic system -- 12. The physical and mental ravages of trauma -- Part four. How we can beat trauma -- together -- 13. The way home -- 14. Leading with wisdom, patience, and a true life narrative -- 15. A humanist social commitment.