Ptsd and the Politics of Trauma in Israel: A Nation on the Couch

by Hebrew University Magnes Press and Keren Friedman-Peleg

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, has long been defined as a mental trauma that solely affects the individual. However, against the backdrop of contemporary Israel, what role do families, health experts, donors, and the national community at large play in interpreting and responding to this individualized trauma?

In PTSD and the Politics of Trauma in Israel, Keren Friedman-Peleg sheds light on a new way of speaking about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442629312
• ISBN13: 9781442629318
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"