Holocaust Trauma
Psychological Effects and Treatment
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The present book presents a comprehensive and new overview of the long-term psychological effects and treatment of Holocaust trauma. It covers not only the direct effects on the actual survivors and the transmission effects upon the offspring, but also the collective effects upon other affected populations, such as the Israeli Jewish, the German/Austrian and other societies. In addition, it also suggests various possible intervention approaches to deal with such long-term effects of major trauma upon individuals, groups and societies that can be generalized to other major traumatic events today and in the future. The text is based on the author's clinical and research experience gathered during the last twenty years with thousands of clients in Amcha, a psychosocial treatment center in Israel and from groups in Europe, as well as upon an extensive review of the vast literature and research in the field. Grodin calls new Holocaust book "Monumental" in JAMA Review. http://sph.bu.edu/insider/index.php/Recent-News/grodin-calls-new-holocaust-book-qmonumentalq-in-jama-review.html
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Holocaust Trauma offers a comprehensive overview of the long-term psychological effects of Holocaust trauma. It covers not only the direct effects on the actual survivors and the transmission effects upon the offspring, but also the collective effects upon other affected populations, including the Israeli Jewish and the societies in Germany and Austria.
It also suggests various possible intervention approaches to deal with such long-term effects of major trauma upon individuals, groups and societies that can be generalized to other similar traumatic events. The material presented is based on the clinical experience gathered from hundreds of clients of the National Israeli Center for Psychosocial Support of Holocaust Survivors and the Second Generation (AMCHA), an Israeli treatment center for this population, and from facilitating groups of Austrian/German participants in Yad Vashem and Europe; as well as an upon an extensive review of the vast literature in the field. "...a long awaited text from one of the most experienced and knowledgeable psychologists in the world. The text is groundbreaking in its sensitivity, historical grounding, insight and scholarship." Michael A. Grodin, M.D.
About the Author
Natan P.F. Kellermann, PhD is a clinical psychologist who has worked with Holocaust survivors and their families for over ten years. He is presently the project development director of the National Israeli Center for Psychosocial Support of Holocaust Survivors and the Second Generation (AMCHA) and is lecturing at the International School for Holocaust studies in Yad Vashem. Kellermann, who is himself the son of Holocaust survivors, lives in Israel with his family. More information about him and his writing can be found at http://peterfelix.weebly.com.