Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse The Journey for Women

Subjects:

• Sociology » Social Work
• Psychology » Psychology (General)

Reviews:

• Children should have a safe haven of family love. Sexual abuse makes this impossible. Duncan shares the survival strategies women use to cope with childhood physical and emotional trauma--strategies that include denial, repression, depression, secrecy, and chronic shock that can lead to such lingering problems as mood and eating disorders, substance abuse, dissociation, and self-injury....This book offers theoretical frameworks and practical guidance in the journey toward recovery, everything from understanding the impact of trauma to finding a therapist....Recommended. All collections; all levels.
  —Choice April 2005
• This book is devoted to the journey women victims of childhood sexual abuse take during their healing process. As such, it offers an interesting perspective that includes not only personal narratives from women who have been traumatized, but also offers a detailed therapeutic process related to each stage of the traveler's journey and examples of women's struggles along the route....[t]his volume provides useful insights for both healers and those being healed. The book uses humanistic, cognitive and feminist perspectives as its theoretical underpinnings, is well documented, has a user friendly index, limited bibliography, and a list of some suggested resources.
  —Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare June 2006

• Endorsement From Beverly Engel, M.F.T.
  author of The Right to Innocence: Healing the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse, and Partners in Recovery: Karen Duncan has written a gem of a book. She took her 21 years of clinical experience and study and created an effective treatment program for women who were sexually abused as children. The book offers a wealth of information and support--particularly about the issue of disclosing the sexual abuse to family members and others. I highly recommend it to survivors and their advocates. Professionals working with this population will find the book particularly valuable.

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgment
• Dedication
• Preface
• Introduction
• The Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Remembering the Trauma of Sexual Abuse
• A Legacy of Trauma: A History of Abuse
• Chronic Shock Symptoms and Dissociation
• The Stages of Healing
• Prolonged Problems from Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Ending the Pretense
• Exposing the Perpetrator: A Moral Decision, Legal Challenge, and Family Dilemma
• The Therapeutic Relationship
• The Voices of Women
• Appendix A: Trauma and Memory
• Appendix B: Distorted Thought Patterns
• Appendix C: Characteristics of a Healthy Family
• Appendix D: Symptoms of Chronic Shock
• Appendix E: Managing Anxiety
• Appendix F: Dissolving the Outrage
• Appendix G: Boundaries
• Appendix H: Suggestions for Family Members
• Appendix I: Forgiveness
• Appendix J: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Resources
• Endnotes
• Bibliography
• Index

PDF Catalogs:

Psychology Catalog 2008.pdf