Handed down from one generation to the next, the unspoken horrors of war, betrayal,dissociation, and disaster in the families of patient and analyst are not onl... » 

Handed down from one generation to the next, the unspoken horrors of war, betrayal,dissociation, and disaster in the families of patient and analyst are not only revived in the therapeutic relationship but, when understood, actually provide the keys to the healing process. The authors have uncovered the ways in which transference and countertransference are affected by the experience of social catastrophe. «