Disremembering the Holocaust

Ruth Kannai

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2012.07.004

Disremembering the Holocaust

Ruth Kannai

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The essay describes an elderly Holocaust survivor, who re-experiences the horrors of the Holocaust through his senile hallucinations. Although he is demented, telling and re-telling the story to a therapist helps him regain a sense of control and feel less frightened. He is finally able to revise the nightmarish story into a narrative that enables him to find strength and meaning.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-220
Number of pages	2
Journal	Patient Education and Counseling
Volume	89
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2012.07.004
State	Published - 1 Nov 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dementia
Doctor-patient relationship Narrative therapy
Holocaust
Survivors

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General Medicine

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