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Few authors who have written about Hitler have understood the deeply damaging effects of psychic trauma on his private life and the way he functioned in the public sphere. Nearly all major biographers have neglected the importance of Hitler's childhood trauma and his later combat trauma during World War I. In Wounded Monster, Theo Dorpat demonstrates how extreme emotional and physical abuse from his father, and his unusually long combat service during the Great War became the most formative influences of his life, resulting in severe psychiatric disorders. This psychiatric biography of Hitler discusses the central importance of his vulnerability to shame emotions, as well as the trauma-induced construction of an extensive repertoire of mainly unconscious mechanisms for the avoidance of feelings of shame. Dorpat provides deep insights into Hitler's shame vulnerability as a prime cause of his suicidal behavior, including his suicide threats, two failed suicide attempts, and his final completed suicide. This work will assist those attempting to explain Hitler and his actions, through an examination of the influences that shaped his psyche.
Theo L. Dorpat is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine.
Chapter 1 AcknowledgmentsChapter 2 Introduction and OverviewChapter 3 Young Adolf, 1889-1907: Childhood and FamilyChapter 4 Klara and Adolf, 1889-1907: The Contribution of Hitler's Mother to His Personality DevelopmentChapter 5 Vienna, 1908-1913: Failure, Hardship and MiseryChapter 6 Crucible of War, 1914-1918Chapter 7 Breakdown, 1918-1920Chapter 8 Malevolence and Grandiosity, 1919-1945Chapter 9 Charisma and Seduction: Some Long-Term Effects of Hitler's Chronic Traumas on His Personality, 1920-1945Chapter 10 Hitler's Relationships with Individuals and Groups, 1920-1939Chapter 11 The World's First Superman: The Myth of Hitler as Infallible War Lord, 1939-1942Chapter 12 The Ailing War Lord, 1942-1945Chapter 13 Trauma and Psychic Development- An Explanation of Hitler's Lack of Virtue and His Emotional MaturityChapter 14 Appendix A: Walter Langer's Predictions about Hitler: An Informal Test of the Predictive Power of Psychoanalytic MethodsChapter 15 Appendix B: DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Hitler's Psychiatric DisordersChapter 16 ReferencesChapter 17 Index
'Wounded Monster' is a great education in trauma, shame, and the mystery of evil. It is well and clearly written, and I heartily recommend it.
