Trauma and Recovery
The Aftermath of Violence-—from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
Basic Books · Print & ebook · November 1, 2022
In this landmark work, a preeminent scholar establishes a revolutionary model for understanding and treating trauma survivors “One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud.” ―New York Times Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors.
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- Who it’s for
- A thoughtful, readable framework for understanding trauma’s aftermath without flattening its complexity.
- Genres
- Trauma Psychology, PTSD & Trauma, Sexual Abuse & Harassment
- Published
- Basic Books, November 1, 2022
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In this landmark work, a preeminent scholar establishes a revolutionary model for understanding and treating trauma survivors “One of the most important psychiatric works to be published since Freud.” ―New York Times Trauma and Recovery is the foundational text on understanding trauma survivors. By placing individual experience in a political frame, psychiatrist Judith L. Herman argues that psychological trauma is inseparable from its social and political context.
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Drawing on her own research on incest, as well as a vast literature on combat veterans and victims of political terror, she shows surprising parallels between private horrors like child abuse and public horrors like war. A landmark work in the psychiatric field, Trauma and Recovery is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we heal.
Trauma Lens
A thoughtful, readable framework for understanding trauma’s aftermath without flattening its complexity.
Come here for
- clear-eyed trauma insight
- cultural touchstone in psychology
Expect
- analysis over anecdote
- serious, sustained reading
Where it sits
| Trauma Psychology | 80% |
|---|---|
| PTSD & Trauma | 46% |
| Sexual Abuse & Harassment | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Partner Abuse
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- PTSD & Trauma
- Recovering from Abuse
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- PTSD & Recovery
- Authors
- Judith Lewis Herman MD, Judith Lewis Herman
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Published
- November 1, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Partner Abuse