Stolen tomorrows : understanding and treating women's childhood sexual abuse / Steven Levenkron, with Abby Levenkron.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton, Edition: 1st edDescription: 288 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780393060867
  • 0393060861
  • 9780393332018
  • 0393332012
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85/83690651 22
LOC classification:
  • RC569.5.A28 L48 2007
NLM classification:
  • 2007 F-660
  • WM 170
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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