Decoding Trauma

Trauma

The Encouraging News About Trauma and Recovery

Judith L. Herman M.D. on November 1, 2022

Understanding trauma as an affliction of the powerless.

Understanding trauma as an affliction of the powerless.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

A Different Perspective: The Invisible Enemy

Judith L. Herman M.D. on March 31, 2020

Robert Jay Lifton on the “invisible contamination” of the atomic bomb and the “invisible enemy” of COVID-19.

Robert Jay Lifton on the “invisible contamination” of the atomic bomb and the “invisible enemy” of COVID-19.

Survivors of sexual exploitation talk about what justice might look like if they were consulted.

Sexual Abuse

Responses to Campus Sexual Assault

Judith L. Herman M.D. on March 13, 2019

It is incumbent on school authorities to develop measures of intervention based on an understanding of the psychosocial realities of assault.

It is incumbent on school authorities to develop measures of intervention based on an understanding of the psychosocial realities of assault.

Sexual Abuse

Sexual Assault on College Campuses

Judith L. Herman M.D. on February 15, 2019

The battle for Title IX is part of an attempt to challenge "rape culture" on college campuses.

The battle for Title IX is part of an attempt to challenge "rape culture" on college campuses.

Psychiatry

Interview With Psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton

Judith L. Herman M.D. on July 9, 2018

A pre-eminent scholar of the psychology of totalitarian systems explains how professionals can resist the tendency to normalize the unspeakable.

A pre-eminent scholar of the psychology of totalitarian systems explains how professionals can resist the tendency to normalize the unspeakable.

Trauma

Separation from Parents Is Harmful to Children

Judith L. Herman M.D. on June 19, 2018

It's beyond dispute, separation from parents and caregivers is traumatic to kids.

It's beyond dispute, separation from parents and caregivers is traumatic to kids.