The Trauma Myth: The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children--and Its Aftermath

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Basic Books, Jul 5, 2011 - Psychology - 256 pages
A controversial new theory about child sexual abuse and its treatment
 

Contents

Introduction
1
1 What Was It Like When It Happened?
23
2 The Truth About Sexual Abuse
47
3 The Politics of Sexual Abuse
77
4 Why the Trauma Myth Damages Victims
111
5 How the Trauma Myth Silences Victims
149
Conclusion
179
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
205
NOTES
207
INDEX
231
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Susan A. Clancy, Ph.D., is Research Director of the Center for Women's Advancement, Development, and Leadership at INCAE, the Central American Institute for Business Administration in Nicaragua. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Managua, Nicaragua.

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