This work discusses the many implications of torture endured by prisoners of war, including lengthy discussions on Holocaust survivors. Another source of information on Holocuasut survivors and PTSD is Torture and Its Consequences: Current Treatment Approaches, edited by Metin Basoglu. The essays included in this book are also published in the 1994 issue of Clinical Gerontologist. Chapters include topics pertinent to Holocaust survivors such as coping mechanisms, denial, paranoid psychosis, bonding and therapeutic interventions. Brink provides further insight on this group of trauma survivors. Holocaust Survivor's Mental Health, edited by Terry L. Davidson does an outstanding job of confronting the consequences of victimization and advocates persuasively for the importance of honesty in the healing process. Shaman Davidson's Holding On To Humanity - The Message of Holocaust Survivors: The Shamai Davidson Papers, examines PTSD in Holocaust victims using case studies. Other survivors studied in this book include Cambodian refugees who survived the genocide of Khmer Rouge regime Vietnam veterans, and World War II veterans. Wilson has emerged as a primary figure in trauma research and an authority on many PTSD populations, including those involved in Nazi Germany. Most of the key PTSD researchers and writers are represented in this work, which is intended as a primary source for the major theoretical, research and clinical contributions to war-related traumatic stress. An in-depth examination PTSD among Holocaust survivors can be found in Human Adaptation to Extreme Stress: From the Holocaust to Vietnam, edited by John P. "As would be suspected, PTSD is often linked with Holocaust survivors. Jarmila wrote: "Hi,can anyone recommend me the books that are dealing with the problem of post traumatic stress of holocaust survivor? tx"
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