Stolen tomorrows : understanding and treating women's childhood sexual abuse /
Levenkron, Steven, 1941-
Stolen tomorrows : understanding and treating women's childhood sexual abuse / Steven Levenkron, with Abby Levenkron. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, - 288 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index.
Toxic water, stunted tree : an introduction to childhood sexual abuse -- pt. 1. Then and now -- 1. The sexually abused child as an adult -- 2. How children survive sexual abuse -- pt. 2. Case histories : understanding through example -- 3. June : the evil magnet -- 4. Deirdre : wanting family support, not revenge -- 5. Annie and Gina : afraid to receive pleasure -- 6. Adrienne : sad little girl in the photo -- 7. Marjorie : Uncle Bill in the barn -- 8. Lana : "easy money" -- 9. Rose : "I remember those hairy arms" -- 10. Emily : cornered -- 11. Cassie : the "phantom palette" -- 12. Olivia : the effect of sexual abuse on marriage -- 13. Audrey : the father -- 14. Ava : "poor kid in a rich family" -- 15. Maureen : "dissociation just happens" -- 16. Kendra : "so I have to be normal?" -- 17. Julie : relief from psychotic episodes -- 18. Doreen : compulsive scratching is self-mutilation -- 19. Jen : a case of iatrogenic abuse -- pt. 3. Understanding stolen tomorrows -- 20. Trauma -- 21. The survivor's relationship to her body -- 22. Self-mutilation -- 23. Eating disorders -- 24. Physical, sexual, and social impairments -- pt. 4. Recovering stolen tomorrows -- 25. Developing readiness for treatment -- 26. Setting therapeutic goals -- 27. Balancing bonding with boundaries -- 28. Tasks and challenges facing the therapist -- 29. Pacing in therapy -- 30. Repairing the damage : reducing the effects of trauma -- 31. Taking a closer look at psychotherapy -- 32. Going public with family and community -- 33. Adolescent date rape -- 34. Combating body memories with the mind -- 35. To the sexually abused reader : getting the help you need.
A psychotherapist in New York City, Levenkron explains the adulthood outcomes of childhood sexual abuse and the damage it wreaks, examining what was going on during the child's growing years and how these experiences affect and shape her growth. He also describes and discusses means of recovery, including forms of psychotherapy, medication, caring friends, support groups, and family involvement.
9780393060867 0393060861 9780393332018 0393332012
2006035743
GBA698212 bnb
Adult child sexual abuse victims--Psychology.
Adult child sexual abuse victims--Treatment.
Psychotherapy.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--therapy.
Child Abuse, Sexual--psychology.
Child Abuse, Sexual--therapy.
Psychotherapy.
Adult Children--psychology.
Women--psychology.
Adult child sexual abuse victims--Psychology.
Psychotherapy.
RC569.5.A28 / L48 2007
616.85/83690651
2007 F-660 WM 170 / L657s 2007
Stolen tomorrows : understanding and treating women's childhood sexual abuse / Steven Levenkron, with Abby Levenkron. - 1st ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, - 288 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index.
Toxic water, stunted tree : an introduction to childhood sexual abuse -- pt. 1. Then and now -- 1. The sexually abused child as an adult -- 2. How children survive sexual abuse -- pt. 2. Case histories : understanding through example -- 3. June : the evil magnet -- 4. Deirdre : wanting family support, not revenge -- 5. Annie and Gina : afraid to receive pleasure -- 6. Adrienne : sad little girl in the photo -- 7. Marjorie : Uncle Bill in the barn -- 8. Lana : "easy money" -- 9. Rose : "I remember those hairy arms" -- 10. Emily : cornered -- 11. Cassie : the "phantom palette" -- 12. Olivia : the effect of sexual abuse on marriage -- 13. Audrey : the father -- 14. Ava : "poor kid in a rich family" -- 15. Maureen : "dissociation just happens" -- 16. Kendra : "so I have to be normal?" -- 17. Julie : relief from psychotic episodes -- 18. Doreen : compulsive scratching is self-mutilation -- 19. Jen : a case of iatrogenic abuse -- pt. 3. Understanding stolen tomorrows -- 20. Trauma -- 21. The survivor's relationship to her body -- 22. Self-mutilation -- 23. Eating disorders -- 24. Physical, sexual, and social impairments -- pt. 4. Recovering stolen tomorrows -- 25. Developing readiness for treatment -- 26. Setting therapeutic goals -- 27. Balancing bonding with boundaries -- 28. Tasks and challenges facing the therapist -- 29. Pacing in therapy -- 30. Repairing the damage : reducing the effects of trauma -- 31. Taking a closer look at psychotherapy -- 32. Going public with family and community -- 33. Adolescent date rape -- 34. Combating body memories with the mind -- 35. To the sexually abused reader : getting the help you need.
A psychotherapist in New York City, Levenkron explains the adulthood outcomes of childhood sexual abuse and the damage it wreaks, examining what was going on during the child's growing years and how these experiences affect and shape her growth. He also describes and discusses means of recovery, including forms of psychotherapy, medication, caring friends, support groups, and family involvement.
9780393060867 0393060861 9780393332018 0393332012
2006035743
GBA698212 bnb
Adult child sexual abuse victims--Psychology.
Adult child sexual abuse victims--Treatment.
Psychotherapy.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--therapy.
Child Abuse, Sexual--psychology.
Child Abuse, Sexual--therapy.
Psychotherapy.
Adult Children--psychology.
Women--psychology.
Adult child sexual abuse victims--Psychology.
Psychotherapy.
RC569.5.A28 / L48 2007
616.85/83690651
2007 F-660 WM 170 / L657s 2007