Mapping Trauma and Its Wake: Autobiographic Essays by Pioneer Trauma Scholars (Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series, 31) (Hardcover)

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... this book is a gem. A collection of autobiographical answers by leading trauma scholars will enlighten all of us, including the scholars themselves. - Louis Tinnin, Medical Director of the Trauma Recovery Institute, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

This volume is a historical goldmine from the makers of the recent history in trauma literature. The biggest names in the trauma field tell their inspirational stories in this historical gem. It is fascinating reading - we are allowed a little glimpse into the personal and professional histories of the names we know. I couldnt put it down! It belongs on every bookshelf of every person interested in trauma and the development of the field. - Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, Emory University School of Medicine, USA, Director, Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program, and President, International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (2005)

'... this book is a gem. A collection of autobiographical answers by leading trauma scholars will enlighten all of us, including the scholars themselves.' - Louis Tinnin, M.D., Medical Director of the Trauma Recovery Institute, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

'This volume is a historical goldmine from the makers of the recent history in trauma literature. The biggest names in the trauma field tell their inspirational stories in this historical gem. It is fascinating reading - we are allowed a little glimpse into the personal and professional histories of the names we know. I couldn't put it down! It belongs on every bookshelf of every person interested in trauma and the development of the field.' - Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Director, Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program, and President, International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (2005)

Product Description
In this book Charles Figley, founding president of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), has assembled the pioneers in the burgeoning field of traumatology. This unique volume presents autobiographical essays of sixteen leaders in the field, each of whom has been recognized by the ISTSS for their contributions to the advancement of the field. Dynamos such as Bessel van der Kolk, Judith Herman, and Yael Danieli will each approach their chapter by answering a series of four fundamental questions that force the author to revisit their initial forays into the field of traumatology before it had been established as such. These four starting questions are as follows:
1) What have been your greatest achievements and contributions to the field? 2) Who were the people who most influenced you to make these contributions? 3) What were the events in your life that lead to your interest in trauma? 4) How would you hope current and future trauma scholars will build upon your work?

This impressive collection of contributors - a veritable who's-who in the field - writing under the guidance of one of the world's leading tramaulogists will position the book for success among the growing population of trauma specialists, researchers, practitioners, counselors, and trainees. This book has the potential to become a classic text within the traumatology literature, offering generations to come a single compilation of the pioneers of the field.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (December 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415951402
• ISBN-13: 978-0415951401
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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