Incest-related Syndromes of Adult Psychopathology

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Richard P. Kluft
American Psychiatric Press, 1990 - Family & Relationships - 308 pages

Incest is a social problem of major proportions affecting the lives of one in six American women. This collection of contributions from the most distinguished experts in the field examines the clinical presentations of adult patients who have suffered childhood incestuous experiences. This book explores the connections between incest and - somatoform disorders- disturbances of the self- problems in cognitive functioning- borderline psychopathology- the dissociative disorders- posttraumatic symptoms- vulnerability to revictimization

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A Personal Reflection
11
A Review of the Literature on the LongTerm Effects
35
Applying to Adult Incest Victims What We Have Learned
55
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