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| Child Survivors of the Holocaust | |
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SummaryAt the end of the second world war, approximately 1.5 million Jewish children had been killed by the Nazis. In this book, ten child survivors tell their stories. Paul Valent, himself a child survivor and psychiatrist, explores with profound analytical insight the deepest memories of those children he interviewed. Click here for more information Purchase Order from Palgrave Macmillan (Australia Only) |
| From Survival to Fulfillment | |
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SummaryIn this book, Dr. Valent organizes information from many fields of trauma and its concepts. The result is an unprecedented text on traumatology, as well as its opposite fulfillment. Dr. Valent achieves this by reviewing and defining stresses, traumas and illnesses, as well as pleasures, morality and meanings. Click here for more information Purchase Order from Palgrave Macmillan (Australia Only) |
| Trauma and Fulfillment Therapy | |
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SummaryThis book follows logically from Survival to Fulfillment, in its practical applicability to diagnose and repair tears in the human fabric. Dr. Valent initially reviews the variety of treatments applied over the last century, from Freud and Janet to the current use of drugs, debriefing, EMDR, psychodynamic therapy, and cognitive behaviour therapy. Using his wholist perspective, Dr Valent puts them in perspective and finds their common ingredients. Click here for more information Purchase Order from Palgrave Macmillan (Australia Only) |