War Trauma

How to work with those traumatized in war? Read this book. Following the events of October 7, the author explores work in Israel with traumatized children, parents, communities, and soldiers. He offers guidance for working with civilian and military patients after wartime murder, rape, kidnapping, and displacement. See the children's drawings and listen to their stories as well as those of evacuated parents and battle-worn soldiers. This deeply compassionate and informed approach is key reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and others during and after war.

Nathan M. Szajnberg, MD, was born in Displaced Persons Camp and grew up in Rochester, New York. He attended the College and Medical School at the University of Chicago and did residencies in pediatrics, general psychiatry and child psychiatry, then completed psychoanalytic training He has received awards from National Institutes of Mental Health (Adolescence and Infancy). He is Retired Freud Professor, The Hebrew University.

Introduction: What's Personal 1. Wisdom from Ancient Texts on Hellish Journeys 2. Hell on Earth: What's Seen Cannot be Unseen 3. Children of Our Dreams 4. Soul-Healers in the IDF 5. Parents, Community, and Rebuilding