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Judith Lewis Herman

Bio: Judith Lewis Herman is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Sexual abuse. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 62 publications receiving 19327 citations. Previous affiliations of Judith Lewis Herman include Cambridge Health Alliance & Cambridge Hospital.


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01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: The Dialectic of Trauma Continues: Traumatic disorders as discussed by the authors, a Forgotten History, Terror, Disconnection, Captivity, and Child Abuse: A New Diagnosis Stages of Recovery.
Abstract: * Introduction Traumatic Disorders * A Forgotten History * Terror * Disconnection * Captivity * Child Abuse * A New Diagnosis Stages of Recovery * A Healing Relationship * Safety * Remembrance and Mourning * Reconnection * Commonality * The Dialectic of Trauma Continues

5,901 citations

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TL;DR: The authors reviewed the evidence for the existence of a complex form of post-traumatic disorder in survivors of prolonged, repeated trauma, which is currently under consideration for inclusion in DSM-IV under the name of DESNOS (Disorders of Extreme Stress Not Otherwise Specified).
Abstract: This paper reviews the evidence for the existence of a complex form of post-traumatic disorder in survivors of prolonged, repeated trauma. This syndrome is currently under consideration for inclusion in DSM-IV under the name of DESNOS (Disorders of Extreme Stress Not Otherwise Specified). The current diagnostic formulation of PTSD derives primarily from observations of survivors of relatively circumscribed traumatic events. This formulation fails to capture the protean sequelae of prolonged, repeated trauma. In contrast to a single traumatic event, prolonged, repeated trauma can occur only where the victim is in a state of captivity, under the control of the perpetrator. The psychological impact of subordination to coercive control has many common features, whether it occurs within the public sphere of politics or within the private sphere of sexual and domestic relations.

1,994 citations

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07 Jul 2015
TL;DR: In this article, the Dialectic of Trauma Continues Epilogue to the 2015 edition, the authors discuss the stages of recovery for Traumatic Disorders. But they do not discuss the treatment of these disorders.
Abstract: Introduction PART I Traumatic Disorders 1. A Forgotten History 2. Terror 3. Disconnection 4. Captivity 5. Child Abuse 6. A New Diagnosis PART II Stages of Recovery 7. A Healing Relationship 8. Safety 9. Remembrance and Mourning 10. Reconnection 11. Commonality Afterword: The Dialectic of Trauma Continues Epilogue to the 2015 Edition

1,250 citations

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TL;DR: Results suggest that Complex PTSD symptoms occur in both adult and child samples in a principled, rule-governed way and that childhood experiences significantly influenced adult symptoms.
Abstract: Exposure to multiple traumas, particularly in childhood, has been proposed to result in a complex of symptoms that includes posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as a constrained, but variable group of symptoms that highlight self-regulatory disturbances. The relationship between accumulated exposure to different types of traumatic events and total number of different types of symptoms (symptom complexity) was assessed in an adult clinical sample (N = 582) and a child clinical sample (N = 152). Childhood cumulative trauma but not adulthood trauma predicted increasing symptom complexity in adults. Cumulative trauma predicted increasing symptom complexity in the child sample. Results suggest that Complex PTSD symptoms occur in both adult and child samples in a principled, rule-governed way and that childhood experiences significantly influenced adult symptoms.

1,185 citations

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TL;DR: A strong association is demonstrated between a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and a history of abuse in childhood, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, and witnessing serious domestic violence.
Abstract: Subjects with borderline personality disorder (N = 21) or borderline traits (N = 11) and nonborderline subjects with closely related diagnoses (N = 23) were interviewed in depth regarding experiences of major childhood trauma. Significantly more borderline subjects (81%) gave histories of such trauma, including physical abuse (71%), sexual abuse (68%), and witnessing serious domestic violence (62%); abuse histories were less common in those with borderline traits and least common in the subjects with no borderline diagnosis. These results demonstrate a strong association between a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and a history of abuse in childhood.

1,173 citations


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5,680 citations

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TL;DR: A cognitive model of persistence of PTSD is proposed that is consistent with the main clinical features of PTSD, helps explain several apparently puzzling phenomena and provides a framework for treatment by identifying three key targets for change.

5,002 citations

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TL;DR: These findings support the viability of the CTQ-SF across diverse clinical and nonreferred populations and demonstrated good criterion-related validity in a subsample of adolescents on whom corroborative data were available.

4,078 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors offer objectification theory as a framework for understanding the experiential consequences of being female in a culture that sexually objectifies the female body, and propose a framework to understand the effects of objectification on women.
Abstract: This article offers objectification theory as a framework for understanding the experiential consequences of being female in a culture that sexually objectifies the female body. Objectification the...

4,003 citations