Secret Scars - Softcover

Cynthia Crosson Tower

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014012229X ISBN 13: 9780140122299

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1989

Synopsis

Examines the feelings and fears common to survivors of child sexual abuse, the effects on their adult relationships, and the therapies that can help them

About this title

From Library Journal:

According to professor/therapist Tower, one-third to one-half of the adult population were sexually molested as children. It's these individuals she addresses, blending their actual words (from interviews) with strong expository material. Though she covers such topics as emotional baggage, self-defeating cycles, the psyche of the perpetrator, and consequences for victims' own children, she emphasizes psychological counseling as the cure to trusting others again, clearly defining how each therapeutic mode (e.g., dance, Gestalt) works. A state-by-state appendix lists related support organizations. Despite extensive media coverage of this topic, Books in Print lists nothing geared to adult victims. Highly recommended for most collections. Janice Arenofsky, formerly with Arizona State Lib., Phoenix
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 014012229X
• ISBN 13: 9780140122299
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224