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Paul Valent

MBBS, DPM, FRANZCP
Consultant liaison psychiatrist, psychotherapist, traumatologist, Co-founder and past President Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and Child Survivors of the Holocaust, Writer.

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Violence, war, terrorism & refugees

Foreword: Encyclopedia of Trauma

May 12, 2026 No Comments

What is trauma, stress, traumatology all about? This piece answers some of those questions and serves as a general introduction to Traumatology. Download: View Document

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Wholist Perspective Film

May 12, 2026 No Comments

This film shows visually the components of the wholist perspective, that is, the triaxial framework and survival strategies. The visual representation makes the perspective easy

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Fight and Flight
Workshop 1

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This seminar introduces, through clinical cases, the dilemmas of how to conceptualise stresses and traumas and their consequences. PTSD and its limitations are discussed. Survival

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Child Survivors of the Holocaust
In this book, ten child survivors of the Second World War, of different ages, from different countries, and with varied experiences, tell their stories.

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From Survival to Fulfillment
When survival or fulfilment are threatened, people manifest a great variety of responses and consequences. They range from basic instincts to the most sublime aspects of life.

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Trauma and Fulfillment Therapy
This book follows logically From Survival to Fulfillment, in its practical applicability to diagnose and repair tears in the human fabric.

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In Two Minds; Tales of a Psychotherapist
Paul Valent, retired medical doctor, psychiatrist, psychotherapist and traumatologist, describes the struggles and discoveries in his varied four-decade career. Each chapter offers a glimpse into different psychotherapeutic encounters

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Heart of Violence: Why People Harm Each Other
Violence is the plague of our civilization. Its many tentacles – domestic violence, criminal violence, sexual abuse, terrorism, state violence, revolution, war and genocide threaten us daily.

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Mental Health in the Times of the Pandemic
The pandemic threw our world up in the air. We deal with the immediacy of survival. We try to orientate ourselves, but our minds are in a fog. We are captured by many feelings and sensations

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Know Thyself: Our Hidden Selves in a Precarious World
After surviving the Holocaust, a little boy makes a pledge. He will understand war so it is not repeated. So begins Paul Valent’s life’s work, an investigation into the reasons why humans, who can love and care for each other, too often hate and hurt each other.

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