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Adult Survivors of Childhood Emotional, Physical, and Sexual Abuse: Dynamics and Treatment

NCJ Number
155615
Author(s)
F G Cruz; L Essen
Date Published
1994
Length
226 pages
Annotation
Written by therapists with extensive experience in treating adults who were emotionally, physically, or sexually abused as children, this treatment manual provides specific guidance regarding the assessment and treatment techniques for these individuals.
Abstract
The text is intended for use by therapists across a wide spectrum of orientations. It provides a step-by-step description and understanding of the different phases of treatment. Individual chapters cover a broad spectrum of multimodality treatment strategies for clinical intervention, including dynamic and cognitive approaches; transference and countertransference issues; the therapeutic relationship; grief work; and the special clinical problems in the treatment of this population. Case vignettes, figures, index, and 122 references