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

Name: Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse The Journey for Women
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ISBN: 9780275980849

ISBN-10: 0275980847

ISBN-13: 9780275980849

Edition: 2004

Authors: Karen A. Duncan

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The traumatic affects of childhood sexual abuse can remain and recur throughout life for women who have not healed emotionally. This book by a family therapist shares stories from 18 women abused as children, explaining that healing can occur at any stage of life, and that healing, itself, occurs in stages. The author offers guidance to recognize the long-lingering potential affects of childhood sexual abuse including depression, anxiety, dissociation, and chronic shock, and she explains steps to take for recovery. Also presented are letters from women who have healed or are in recovery. Sexual abuse by men, juveniles, and female perpetrators is discussed, as is how children may act out the…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 8/30/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse



Remembering the Trauma



A Family Legacy



Chronic Shock Symptoms and Dissociation



The Stages of Treatment and Healing



Prolonged Problems from Childhood Sexual Abuse



Ending the Pretense



Moral, Legal, and Family Issues Related to Exposing a Perpetrator



The Therapeutic Relationship



The Voices of Women



Trauma and Memory



Distorted Thought Patterns



Characteristics of a Healthy Family