Table of contents:
Preface. Part I: Victims Without Words: The Shadows of War on Adult Faces. The Distant Thunder of History. The Silence of the Guitar. 'Angst': The Grimace of War. A Spell of Dizziness. Mysterious Depression. An Infant's Journey. The Dream of the White Stars. The Memory of a River Crossing. A Timeless Night. A Mourning Ritual. Part II: A Parallel Process. Self-observation: The Making of Conscious Links. Part III: Complexities, Connections and Unconscious Constructs. The Silver Necklace. The Enigma of the Desert. A Journey in the Abyss of Consciousness: The Story of a Child Witness. Part IV: Recognizing Patterns. (Post-)war Childhood Trauma: The Mosaic of Psychological Sequelae. The Spectrum of Polytrauma. Disturbances of Mental Organisation: Anxiety, Depression, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Beyond. Part V: Uncovering (Post-)war Trauma in Childhood. Creating an Awareness. The Wider Picture: Obstacles, Challenges and Authoritarian Abuse. Part VI: To See or Not To See The Unconscious: The Role of Intuition. Intuition: The Struggle to Comprehend. Perceptual Thinking: The Capacity of Looking into the Early World of Trauma. Object Sculpts: Levels of Meaning and Space-Time Transformations. Intuition: The Icon of a New Thinking about Thinking. Part VII: Between Despair and Hope: The Challenges of Perception and Prevention. Children in Current Wars. Building Bridges: Holocaust and (Post-)war Trauma in Childhood Holocaust and (Post-)war Trauma in Childhood. Childhood without War: A Utopian Dream? Splintered Innocence. ‘Acknowledgements. References. Index.’
The consequences of war are well known, yet the long-term psychological impact on children of these traumatic experiences has been a neglected topic in therapeutic literature. This book is:
* Designed to help counsellors and therapists working with adults who have suffered war trauma in childhood
* Based on the author's own clinical practice
* Drawn on his innovative style of intuitive discovery and exploration of childhood war trauma
* Makes practical suggestions for mental health professionals working with such patients
* This book will be invaluable to all those working with those who have suffered from childhood war trauma.
Based on the author's own clinical practice and also draws on his innovative style of intuitive discovery and exploration of childhood war and trauma.
Preface. Part I: Victims Without Words: The Shadows of War on Adult Faces. The Distant Thunder of History. The Silence of the Guitar. 'Angst': The Grimace of War. A Spell of Dizziness. Mysterious Depression. An Infant's Journey. The Dream of the White Stars. The Memory of a River Crossing. A Timeless Night. A Mourning Ritual. Part II: A Parallel Process. Self-observation: The Making of Conscious Links. Part III: Complexities, Connections and Unconscious Constructs. The Silver Necklace. The Enigma of the Desert. A Journey in the Abyss of Consciousness: The Story of a Child Witness. Part IV: Recognizing Patterns. (Post-)war Childhood Trauma: The Mosaic of Psychological Sequelae. The Spectrum of Polytrauma. Disturbances of Mental Organisation: Anxiety, Depression, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Beyond. Part V: Uncovering (Post-)war Trauma in Childhood. Creating an Awareness. The Wider Picture: Obstacles, Challenges and Authoritarian Abuse. Part VI: To See or Not To See The Unconscious: The Role of Intuition. Intuition: The Struggle to Comprehend. Perceptual Thinking: The Capacity of Looking into the Early World of Trauma. Object Sculpts: Levels of Meaning and Space-Time Transformations. Intuition: The Icon of a New Thinking about Thinking. Part VII: Between Despair and Hope: The Challenges of Perception and Prevention. Children in Current Wars. Building Bridges: Holocaust and (Post-)war Trauma in Childhood Holocaust and (Post-)war Trauma in Childhood. Childhood without War: A Utopian Dream? Splintered Innocence. ‘Acknowledgements. References. Index.’
The consequences of war are well known, yet the long-term psychological impact on children of these traumatic experiences has been a neglected topic in therapeutic literature. This book is:
* Designed to help counsellors and therapists working with adults who have suffered war trauma in childhood
* Based on the author's own clinical practice
* Drawn on his innovative style of intuitive discovery and exploration of childhood war trauma
* Makes practical suggestions for mental health professionals working with such patients
* This book will be invaluable to all those working with those who have suffered from childhood war trauma.
Based on the author's own clinical practice and also draws on his innovative style of intuitive discovery and exploration of childhood war and trauma.