Resolving Childhood Trauma: A Long-Term Study of Abuse Survivors / Edition 1

by Catherine Cameron

Overview

Based on a 12-year study with 60 survivors of child sexual abuse, Catherine Cameron sets out to understand their early trauma and its impact over subsequent years and to monitor their progress toward recovery. The difficult but rewarding process of their recovery unfolded over time, along with increasing societal awareness of the problem. In 1998 a final survey provided the epilogue for their story. Cameron grounds their personal stories by citing parallels to the larger field of national and international trauma. The result is a compelling and deeply human story of trauma and triumph.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761921295
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/17/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)

Table of Contents

PART ONE: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Background
A Study of Sexual Abuse Survivors
The Women and Their Families
PART TWO: SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHILDHOOD
Childhood Trauma
Cumulative Developmental Damage
Amnesia and Posttraumatic Stress
PART THREE: INTERIM YEARS BETWEEN ABUSE AND RECALL
Long Silent Years
Triggering of Memories
PART FOUR: REMEMBERING AND HEALING
Flashbacks and the Crisis of Recall
The Personal Response to Remembering
Reactions to Others
Confronting the Abuser
PART FIVE: MOVING BEYOND TRAUMA
Changed Lives
Epilogue
Gaining Closure

Editorial Reviews

This longitudinal study of 51 childhood incest survivors, written by a survivor, expands understanding of the role of amnesia following the trauma of child sexual abuse. Describes experiences of women who confronted memories of childhood trauma decades after abuse and the role amnesia played in trauma, survival, and recovery. Individual accounts are placed in the context of national and international research on trauma of different types. The author teaches in the behavioral science department at the University of La Verne. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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