Historical Trauma: Psychological Processes, Contexts, and Healing#
By Andreas Maercker#
Historical trauma is a relatively new yet crucial area of study within psychology, history, and related disciplines. In this book, Andreas Maercker MAE introduces the concept of historical trauma by providing a comprehensive overview of the latest vocabulary, seminal psychological concepts, and quantitative research in the field. By drawing together cross-disciplinary threads and examining eight global contexts of historical trauma, he highlights a wide-ranging and rigorous body of research that further adds to our clinical understanding of the possible long-term effects of collective trauma.
The chapters also explore remedies against the historical effects of trauma, which tend to go far beyond psycho-therapeutic interventions, especially when they are dedicated to the culture of remembrance or empowerment for disadvantaged young people. By revealing a wealth of new ideas that point to a pivotal moment in the evolution of social sciences, this volume can help transform the way psychologists serve victimized communities around the world.
ISBN: 9781009629744
Publication date: November 2025
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
About Andreas Maercker#
Andreas Maercker MAE is a German clinical psychologist and international expert in traumatic stress-related mental disorders. He became a psychology professor at TU Dresden
in 1999. Since 2005, he holds the chair of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention at the University of Zurich. Prof. Maercker was elected as member of the Social Change and Social Thought Section Section of Academia Europaea in 2025.
