Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting Effects
by John N. Briere
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This volume considers the unique and overlapping long-term effects of all major forms of child maltreatment. The author integrates information on seven types of child abuse and neglect - ranging from sexual and physical abuse to mistreatment by alcoholic or drug-addicted parents - and outlines the complex ways in which abuse impacts on later psychosocial functioning.Briere reframes traditional notions of psychopathology and describes treatment approaches to abuse-related Post-Traumatic show more Stress Disorder, interpersonal dysfunction, self-destructive behaviour, impaired self-reference and borderline personality disorder. Child Abuse Trauma will be an invaluable resource for abuse specialists and for general therap show lessTags
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John Briere, PhD, is an associate professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Southern California
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- 616.85 — Applied Science & Technology Medicine & health Diseases, Allergies, Skin Conditions Nervous Disorders: Autism, Anorexia, OCD Miscellaneous
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- RC569.5 .C55 .B75 — Medicine Internal medicine Internal medicine Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Psychiatry Psychopathology Personality disorders. Behavior problems
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