Maxine Lois Harris

Down from the Pedestal: Moving Beyond the Idealized Images of Womanhood

Down from the Pedestal: Moving Beyond the Idealized Images of Womanhood

Women of the Asylum: Voices from Behind the Walls, 1840-1945

Women of the Asylum: Voices from Behind the Walls, 1840-1945

The Loss That Is Forever: The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father

The Loss That Is Forever: The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father

Trauma Recovery and Empowerment: A Clinician's Guide for Working With Women in Groups

Sisters of the Shadow

The Twenty-Four Carat Buddha and Other Fables: Stories of Self-Discovery

The Twenty-Four Carat Buddha is a collection of original fairy tales set in imaginary space and time but with a piercing relevance for modern life. Each story follows a hero or heroine on a quest of self-discovery, a quest that sometimes ends with a new challenge, sometimes with a hopeful awakening,...

The Loss That Is Forever: The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father

"Beautifully written and informative. Harris' eloquence is exceeded only by the compassion and insight she brings to this perplexing and formative experience."—Vamik D. Volkan, Univ. of Virginia.

Down from the Pedestal: Moving Beyond Idealized Images of Womanhood

A study of the conflicting messages & expectations that fill women s lives, such as the Faithful Wife, Good Daughter, & Wise Old Women. Explains how women who hide behind the safety & predictability of idealized roles find their individuality obscured by the images that dictate what they should want...

Case Management for Mentally Ill Patients (Chronic Mental Illness)

Case management - what is it, and how does it fit into the system of mental health care for severely mentally ill patients? In this context, this text discusses four popular case management systems, each emerging from a distinct theory of human growth and development. "Case Management for Mentally I...

Using Trauma Theory to Design Service Systems: New Directions for Mental Health Services, Number 89

Mental health practitioners are becoming increasingly aware that they are encountering a very large number of men and women who are survivors of sexual and physical abuse. This volume identifies the essential elements necessary for a system to begin to integrate an understanding about trauma into it...

Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women's Workbook

Trauma can turn your world upside down; afterward, nothing may look safe or familiar. And, if you are a woman, studies show that you are twice as likely than your male counterparts to suffer from the effects of a traumatic event sometime during your life. Whether the trauma is physical, sexual, or e...

Trauma Recovery and Empowerment: A Clinician's Guide for Working with Women in Groups

This one-of-a-kind guide serves as a rich and essential resource for mental health professionals working with women whose lives have been shattered by the trauma of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. The principles set forth are based on Maxine Harris's groundbreaking work with some of the most s...