Healing The Incest Wound 2E Cl
by Courtois,Christine A.Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-04-26
Publisher(s): W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary
'œHighly recommended as an authoritative text on incest and its treatment'and 'œessential reading for all therapists,' Healing the Incest Wound was agroundbreaking book that put incest studies and treatment on the map. Now,almost 20 years later, this bestselling text is fully updated, offering the mostcurrent studies and findings on incest typologies, dynamics, and treatmentstrategies. Drawing on cutting-edge research on incest and other forms of childabuse, it includes attention to their neurological, attachment, affective, anddissociative sequelae. Courtois'”a veteran practitioner and an expert in complextraumatic stress disorders resulting from chronic child abuse'”presents acomprehensive revision to this classic treatment manual for therapists.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction to the Second Edition | p. xi |
| Introduction to the First Edition | p. xvii |
| Incest Characteristics and Dynamics | |
| Incest: If You Think the Word Is Ugly | p. 3 |
| Incest Characteristics and Categories | p. 18 |
| The Dynamics of Child Sexual Abuse and the Incestuous Family | p. 58 |
| Parent-Child Incest | p. 93 |
| Incest Involving Other Relatives and Quasi-Family Members | p. 133 |
| Symptoms, Aftereffects, and Diagnosis | |
| Incest Symptoms, Aftereffects, and Secondary Elaborations | p. 171 |
| Theoretical Perspectives on Aftereffects and Implications for Treatment | p. 233 |
| Therapy for the Aftereffects of Incest | |
| Philosophy, Sequence, and Goals of Therapy for Incest | p. 263 |
| Presenting Concerns and Diagnostic Considerations | p. 294 |
| The Therapy Relationship and Risk Management | p. 339 |
| Psychotherapeutic Treatments, Strategies, and Techniques | p. 364 |
| The Effects of Abuse Dynamics on the Therapy Relationship and Process | p. 420 |
| Group Treatment | p. 464 |
| Special Populations | p. 506 |
| Special Problems and Issues in Treatment | p. 528 |
| Special Family Issues | p. 573 |
| Sitting with a Shattered Soul | p. 612 |
| Appendices | |
| Incest History Questionnaire | p. 615 |
| Survivor Memoirs of Incest and Audiovisual Materials | p. 626 |
| Treatment Books for Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders and Incest | p. 630 |
| Workbooks for Survivors and Therapists | p. 636 |
| Treatment Books for Dissociative Disorders | p. 639 |
| Organizations and Resources for Survivors and Their Supporters | p. 642 |
| Support Sites for Suicide and Loss | p. 644 |
| Suggested Reading | p. 645 |
| References | p. 659 |
| Index | p. 727 |
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