Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence-From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror - Brossura

Herman, Judith, M.D.

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ISBN 10: 0465061710 ISBN 13: 9780465061716

Casa editrice: Basic Books, 2015

Riassunto

When Trauma and Recovery was first published in 1992, it was hailed as a ground-breaking work. In the intervening years, Herman's volume has changed the way we think about and treat traumatic events and trauma victims. In a new afterword, Herman chronicles the incredible response the book has elicited and explains how the issues surrounding the topic have shifted within the clinical community and the culture at large. Trauma and Recovery brings a new level of understanding to a set of problems usually considered individually. Herman draws on her own cutting-edge research in domestic violence as well as on the vast literature of combat veterans and victims of political terror, to show the parallels between private terrors such as rape and public traumas such as terrorism. The book puts individual experience in a broader political frame, arguing that psychological trauma can be understood only in a social context. Meticulously documented and frequently using the victims' own words as well as those from classic literary works and prison diaries, Trauma and Recovery is a powerful work that will continue to profoundly impact our thinking.

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Recensione

"One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud."―New York Times

"A landmark."―Gloria Steinem

"A book of luminous intelligence. You must read it as soon as possible."―Sophie Freud

"Astute, accessible, and beautifully documented. Bridging the worlds of war veterans, prisoners of war, battered women, and incest victims, Herman presents a compelling analysis of trauma and the process of healing. A triumph."―Laura Davis, coauthor of The Courage to Heal

"Brilliant."―Boston Globe

"This book will surely become a landmark work on the social impact of psychological trauma and on its treatments.... A magnificent gift to survivors."―Women's Review of Books

"A stunning achievement ... a classic for our generation."―Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., author of The Body Keeps the Score

"Herman's brilliant insights into the nature of trauma and the process of healing shine through in every page of this rich and compassionate book."―Lenore Walker, ED.D., Director, Domestic Violence Institute, and author of Terrifying Love

"Herman links the public traumas of society to those of domestic life in this provocative work of psychiatric theory."―Publishers Weekly

Descrizione del libro

A revised and updated edition of the ground-breaking work that changed the way we think about and treat traumatic events and trauma victims

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Basic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0465061710
• ISBN 13: 9780465061716
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 326