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Bearing witness : psychoanalytic work with people traumatized by torture and state violence /
'In their discussion of torture, the contributors to this book write of what its victims cannot put into words and the work that has to be done with them to that end. Working with a victim's account of a traumatic experience goes much further than any debriefing technique would have us bel...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Karnac,
2010.
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| Series: | EFPP clinical monograph series.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 'In their discussion of torture, the contributors to this book write of what its victims cannot put into words and the work that has to be done with them to that end. Working with a victim's account of a traumatic experience goes much further than any debriefing technique would have us believe - above all, victims need someone to listen carefully to what they have to say; that person will be the first to offer a refuge for the pain of those who have no internal "shelter" of their own. The authors go on to discuss the kind of mental processing that can free victims from their unspeakable trauma |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 172 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849407526 1849407525 1283071045 9781283071048 9781780492575 178049257X |