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'œHighly recommended as an authoritative text on incest and its treatment'and 'œessential reading for all therapists,' Healing the Incest Wound was agroundbreaking book that put incest studies and treatment on the map. Now,almost 20 years later, this bestselling text is fully updated, offering the mostcurrent studies and findings on incest typologies, dynamics, and treatmentstrategies. Drawing on cutting-edge research on incest and other forms of childabuse, it includes attention to their neurological, attachment, affective, anddissociative sequelae. Courtois'”a veteran practitioner and an expert in complextraumatic stress disorders resulting from chronic child abuse'”presents acomprehensive revision to this classic treatment manual for therapists.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction to the Second Edition	p. xi
Introduction to the First Edition	p. xvii
Incest Characteristics and Dynamics
Incest: If You Think the Word Is Ugly	p. 3
Incest Characteristics and Categories	p. 18
The Dynamics of Child Sexual Abuse and the Incestuous Family	p. 58
Parent-Child Incest	p. 93
Incest Involving Other Relatives and Quasi-Family Members	p. 133
Symptoms, Aftereffects, and Diagnosis
Incest Symptoms, Aftereffects, and Secondary Elaborations	p. 171
Theoretical Perspectives on Aftereffects and Implications for Treatment	p. 233
Therapy for the Aftereffects of Incest
Philosophy, Sequence, and Goals of Therapy for Incest	p. 263
Presenting Concerns and Diagnostic Considerations	p. 294
The Therapy Relationship and Risk Management	p. 339
Psychotherapeutic Treatments, Strategies, and Techniques	p. 364
The Effects of Abuse Dynamics on the Therapy Relationship and Process	p. 420
Group Treatment	p. 464
Special Populations	p. 506
Special Problems and Issues in Treatment	p. 528
Special Family Issues	p. 573
Sitting with a Shattered Soul	p. 612
Appendices
Incest History Questionnaire	p. 615
Survivor Memoirs of Incest and Audiovisual Materials	p. 626
Treatment Books for Complex Traumatic Stress Disorders and Incest	p. 630
Workbooks for Survivors and Therapists	p. 636
Treatment Books for Dissociative Disorders	p. 639
Organizations and Resources for Survivors and Their Supporters	p. 642
Support Sites for Suicide and Loss	p. 644
Suggested Reading	p. 645
References	p. 659
Index	p. 727
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