Finding courage to speak : women's survival of child abuse / Paige Alisen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alisen, Paige, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult child abuse victims.

Women--Mental health.

Women.

Physical Description:

xix, 236 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Paige Alisen blends together the author's own experiences of severe childhood abuse with the testimonies of other survivors to present a fresh, cohesive perspective on childhood trauma and its long-term consequences for woman's mental and physical well-being.

Contents:

1 Trauma, Violence, and Women's Mental Health 3

2 Severe Child Abuse and Its Effects 17

3 The Body Speaks: Trauma and Multiple Personality 50

4 Women, Children, and Trauma: A Societal Perspective 83

5 Supporting the Survivors 130

6 Working Together to Ease the Suffering 171

Appendix A Resources on Traumatic Stress and Dissociation 191

Appendix B Applying for Social Security Disability 197

Appendix C Letter Requesting Change of Doctor 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-229) and index.

ISBN:

155553581X

1555535801

OCLC:

52127511