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Splintered Innocence

An Intuitive Approach to Treating War Trauma

• By Peter Heinl

• Price: $31.95
• Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
• Pages: 184
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 13th September 2001
• ISBN: 978-0-415-22363-8

About the Book

The consequences of war are well known, yet the long-term psychological impact on children of these traumatic experiences has been a neglected topic in therapeutic literature. This book is:
* Designed to help counsellors and therapists working with adults who have suffered war trauma in childhood
* Based on the author's own clinical practice
* Drawn on his innovative style of intuitive discovery and exploration of childhood war trauma
* Makes practical suggestions for mental health professionals working with such patients
* This book will be invaluable to all those working with those who have suffered from childhood war trauma.

Table of Contents

Victims Without Words - The Shadows of War on Adult Faces. A Parallel Process. Complexities, Connections and Unconscious Constructs. Recognising Patterns. Uncovering (post) War Trauma in Childhood. To See or Not to See the Unconscious. The Role of Intuition. Between Despair and Hope - The Challenges of Perception and Prevention.

About the Author(s)

Peter Heinl is a psychiatrist, psycho and family therapist in private practice in the UK and Germany, and has personal experience of post was trauma.