Gil, Eliana

Treatment of adult survivors of childhood abuse - Walnut Creek, CA Launch Press c1988 - x, 301p.; appendix; notes; bibliog. refs; suggested readings; resources

1 Behavioral indicators of abuse. 2 The inner world of the child. 3 Review of the literature and clinical sample. 4 Findings-correlations and trends. 5 Summary of common therapeutic issues. 6 Goals of treatment. 7 Treatment phasing: the beginning phase. 8 The middle phase and the treatment phase. 9 Dissociation. 10 Multiple personality disorder. 11 Post-traumatic stress disorder. 12 Trauma resolution work using dolls. 13 Self-mutilation. 14 Memory work. 15 Group therapy. 16 Family work and confrontation. 17 Self help groups. 18 Legal considerations. 19 The therapist survivor

'There has been a great deal of recent media attention to the topic of child abuse. The increased awareness of the problem has encouraged adult survivors to break their silence and seek help. Mental health professionals are being asked to treat these clients and may lack necessary understanding of the underlying therapeutic issues or techniques. This book offers guidelines for creating an effective therapeutic plan based on known problems encountered by adults who were abused as children. The most critical advice I give therapists is to empathize with and help the small abused child who remains trapped in the adult client.' --Preface

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Child abuse
Adult child abuse victims
Psychotherapy

RC569.5.C55 G56 1988