Transgenerational Trauma and Therapy presents the transgenerational psychological impacts of trauma and the clinical work on it. The book's expansive insight explores the psychology of the massive collective trauma and provides new ways of understanding the serious after-effects of man-made suffering. In this book Bakà and Zana employ their original concept the transgenerational atmosphere to fully comprehend many familiar phenomena in a new theoretical framework exploring the psychological impact of trauma on the first generation the mode of transmission the effects on future generations and therapeutic considerations. Crucially Transgenerational Trauma and Therapy explores the psychological effects of collective societal traumas on whole groups of individuals. Beginning with the direct deep psychological effects of individual trauma and then exploring the impact of collective trauma over generations it deals particularly with the role of the social environment in the processing of trauma as well as its hereditary transmission. Rich in clinical material and methodological suggestions Transgenerational Trauma and Therapy will appeal to mental health professionals including psychiatrists psychologists psychoanalysts and social workers in addition to professors in other academic disciplines such as sociology history philosophy and anthropology. . Language: English