Description: THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE. The Rediscovery of the Abuse of Children. Adult Symptomatology Related to Childhood Trauma. The Repetition Compulsion Revisited: Reliving Dissociated Trauma. Childhood Trauma and Borderline Personality Disorder. The Nature of Traumatic Memories of Childhood Abuse. TREATMENT PRINCIPLES FOR COMPLEX TRAUMA-RELATED DISORDERS. Riding the Therapeutic Roller Coaster: Stage-Oriented Treatment for Survivors of Chilhood Abuse. The Paradox of Self-Care. Controlling Post-Traumatic and Dissociative Symptoms. The Therapeutic Dance: Relational Issues in the Treatment of Survivors of Childhood Abuse. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Establishing Boundaries and Setting Limits. SPECIAL TOPICS IN THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMA-RELATED DISORDERS. The Rational Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder. Hospitalization, Acute Care, and Psychopharmacology. The "Impossible Patient": Treating Chronically Disempowered Survivors of Childhood Abuse. Controversies in the Treatment of Dissociation. Epilogue. Appendix. References. Indexes.

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