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Judith Herman

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American psychiatrist

United StatesAcademicsBorn 1942 · age 84
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Judith Lewis Herman is an American psychiatrist, researcher, teacher, and author who has focused on the understanding and treatment of incest and traumatic stress.

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Judith Herman
said · 2015
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Safety always begins with the body. If a person does not feel safe in her body, she does not feel safe anywhere. (from the 2015 Afterword: "The Dialectic of Trauma Continues")

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (1992)

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Judith Herman
said · 1992
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The ordinary response to atrocities is to banish them from consciousness.

beginning of Introduction

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Judith Herman
said · 1992
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an understanding of psychological trauma begins with rediscovering history. (Introduction)

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (1992)

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Awards 1

Guggenheim Fellowship

Academics from United States 6

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1942 · age 84
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14 languages

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