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  • ISBN:
    084767892X
  • ISBN-13:
    9780847678921
  • PUB. DATE:
    January 1995
  • PUBLISHER:
    Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Journeys through Hell: Stories of Burn Survivors' Reconstruction of Self and Identity by Dennis J. Stouffer, Jack D. Douglas (Foreword by)

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Journeys through Hell: Stories of Burn Survivors' Reconstruction of Self and Identityby Anonymous

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Truth to be told I have known the author for more than 30 years. This aside I believe I can honestly comment upon this very insightful and moving book about burn survivors. This book moved me to tears at times. The stories of struggle for survival and for meaning when such a life-changing event occurs were inspirational. To know that ones' everyday life could change so radically in a split second,...

Journeys through Hell: Stories of Burn Survivors' Reconstruction of Self and Identityby Anonymous

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Using burn injury as a prototypical example of catastrophic trauma, Journeys Through Hell takes us into the private world of trauma survivors, the personal worlds that most of us never see, and that we can barely anticipate. Perhaps the most important feature of the book is the author?s ability to give a strong, clear voice to the survivors themselves, letting them tell the stories of their lives...

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Journeys through Hell

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  • Pub. Date: January 1995
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

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Based on detailed interviews with twenty adult burn survivors, "Journeys Through Hell" examines self, identity and social reality. Stouffer integrates theoretical perspectives with the survivors' own words to show how trauma affects the survivor's worldview, how support and acceptance are achieved, and how such an achievement is embedded within a social process involving not only the survivor but also doctors, nurses, therapists, friends and family members.

Author Biography: Dennis J. Stouffer is a member of the Board of Directors of the Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation and an Emergency Planning and Management Specialist for Hughes Aircraft Company. He has a Ph.D. in Sociology (University of California, Union Institute) and has done extensive research on the long term consequences of burn injury.