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Trauma and Recovery (edit title/settings)

The Aftermath of Violence—from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

by Judith Lewis Herman (Author) (edit contributors)

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When Judith Herman's Trauma and Recovery was first published five years ago, it was hailed as a groundbreaking work. In the intervening years, Herman's now classic volume has changed the way we think about and treat traumatic events and trauma victims. In a new introduction, Herman... read more

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THE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA has a curious history-one of episodic amnesia.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction

PART I
TRAUMATIC DISORDERS
Chapter 1: A Forgotten History
Chapter 2: Terror
Chapter 3: Disconnection
Chapter 4: Captivity
Chapter 5: Child Abuse
Chapter 6: A New Diagnosis

PART II
STAGES OF RECOVERY
Chapter 7: A Healing Relationship
Chapter 8: Safety
Chapter 9: Remembrance and Mourning
Chapter 10: Reconnection
Chapter 11: Commonality

Afterword: The Dialectic of Trauma Continues
Notes
Index

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  1. Judith Lewis Herman (Author)

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  • Library of Congress: RC552.P67H47
  • Dewey: 616.8521

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