The Rape Recovery Handbook: Step-by-Step Help for Survivors of Sexual Assault - Softcover

Matsakis PhD, Aphrodite T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572243376 ISBN 13: 9781572243378

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications, 2003

Synopsis

A woman is raped in this country every two minutes; this guide provides an effective framework for victims to heal from the experience.

If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you may be suffering from symptoms of depression, substance abuse, an eating disorder, panic and anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Rape Recovery Handbook provides an effective framework in which you can heal. Healing begins by establishing a safety plan that includes how to use this book and what to expect from recovery. In this new book, which is the only step-by-step program that helps victims acknowledge and learn to manage the emotional pain caused by the trauma of sexual assault, trauma expert Aphrodite Matsakis gives you help for coping with the reality of this experience and dealing with the aftermath of conflicting and debilitating feelings.

About this title

About the Author

Aphrodite T. Matsakis, PhD, is an internationally recognized expert in trauma and the author of several books dealing with traumatic reactions, including I Can't Get Over It!, Trust After Trauma, The Rape Recovery Handbook, and Vietnam Wives: Women and Children Facing the Challenge of Living with Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Matsakis has over thirty-five years of experience working with veterans, abused persons, and other trauma survivors; has taught at several major universities; and has conducted dozens of seminars for trauma survivors and trauma therapists.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572243376
• ISBN 13: 9781572243378
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200