Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy After Child Abuse - The Treatment of Adults and Children Who Have Experienced Sexual Abuse, Violence, and Neglect in Childhood (Paperback)

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is one of many possible treatments proven to be helpful to people who have experienced sexual and physical abuse and neglect in their childhood.It has not proven possible to predict reliably who will respond to which specific psychotherapy. Different individuals will be able to benefit from different approaches and treatments at different stages of their lives, depending on their wishes, circumstances, level of support and need.There is considerable scientific evidence of effectiveness and a considerable body of accumulated clinical experience using psychoanalytical approaches in the treatment of people who have experienced childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect.This guideline brings together this evidence for the first time. It covers the use of psychoanalytic psychotherapies in the treatment and care of individuals who have experienced sexual and associated abuse and neglect in their childhood. It also highlights the treatment and care needs of victims and survivors of childhood sexual and other associated abuse and neglect from a psychoanalytic perspective. It covers children, adolescents and adults.The guideline is intended for practitioners of psychiatric, psychological and psychoanalytic therapies and providers of other health and mental health services.

General

Imprint:	Karnac Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	December 2008
Editors:	Daniel McQueen • Catherine Itzin • Roger Kennedy • Valerie Sinason • Fay Maxted
Dimensions:	230 x 147 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-1-85575-639-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy
LSN:	1-85575-639-0
Barcode:	9781855756397

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