Third Reich in the Unconscious

The Third Reich in the Unconscious: Transgenerational Transmission and Its Consequences examines the effects of the Holocaust on second-generation survivors and specifically describes how historical images and trauma are transferred. The authors reveal the many ways in which the psychological legacy of the Nazi regime manifests itself in subsequent generations and how psychopathology, if present, can assume a number of different forms. Among the detailed case histories and treatment considerations, the text provides insight for developing strategies that will tame and eventually prevent transgenerational transmission.

About the AuthorsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Ira Brenner, M.D.IntrodcutionPART I. ON THE MENTAL REPRESENTATION OF HISTORY1. Beyond PTSD: From Trauma to Transgenerational Transmission2. The Role of Others in Mental Development3. Varieties of Transgenerational Transmission4. History-Related Unconscious FantasiesPART II. CASE STUDIES5. Jacob: The Inability to Mourn6. Leo: A Jewish Man Living in Two Worlds7. Uta: A Gypsy Under White Linen8. Sabine: A German Woman's "Self-Analysis"9. The Psychotherapeutic Study Group for People Affected by the Holocaust: Toward Ending the "Silence" in Germany10. The Use of Third Reich Symbols by Americans Unaffected by the HolocaustPART III. THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS11. Different Cases, Different ApproachesAfterword: RamificationsReferencesIndex

Dr. Volkan has taught at the University of Virginia since 1963, where he founded the Center for the Study of the Mind and Human Interaction under the auspices of the University's medical school. He is also a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Washington Psychoanalytic Institute in Washington, D.C. Dr. Volkan has authored or co-authored 24 books and edited or co-edited 7 more. Gabriele Ast, M.D., is a psychoanalyst and family practice physician in private practice in Munich, Germany. William F. Greer, Jr. Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and faculty member of the Center of Psychoanalytic Studies at Eastern Virginia Medical School.