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Author Mitchell, Juliann Whetsell-

Title From victims to survivors : reclaimed voices of women sexually abused in childhood by females / Juliann Mitchell, Jill Morse
Published Washington, DC : Accelerated Development, [1998]
©1998

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 MELB  362.7640973 Whe/Fvt  AVAILABLE
Description xvi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Abusers and Survivors -- Ch. 2. Dissociative Identity Disorder -- Ch. 3. Memory -- Ch. 4. Munchausen-by-Proxy Syndrome -- Ch. 5. Self-Injury -- Ch. 6. Survivors' Sexuality and Identity Development -- Ch. 7. Female Perpetrators -- Ch. 8. Verbal Treatment Modalities: Giving Voice to the Trauma -- Ch. 9. Nonverbal Treatment Modalities: Giving Form to the Trauma -- App. A. Release of Information Form -- App. B. Questionnaire -- App. C. Summary of Data -- App. D. Resources
Summary This is a unique, research-based resource for professionals treating women who were sexually abused by female perpetrators, mainly mothers and grandmothers. The book first focuses on the female perpetrator, defines the treatments that have proven successful, and provides an overview of the available literature. Then the authors share results from communication with 85 adult women survivors, whose journals, poems, and artwork are collated with the healing methods the women themselves find to be either helpful or counterproductive. The authors outline intentions and procedures for verbal and nonverbal treatment methods such as art, poetry, and writing that prove effective in practice
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-288) and index
Subject Abused women -- United States -- Case studies.
Adult child sexual abuse victims -- United States -- Case studies.
Sexually abused children -- United States -- Case studies.
Women child molesters -- United States.
Author Morse, Jill.
LC no. 97033606
ISBN 1560325690 (cloth : alk. paper)
1560325704 (paperback: alk. paper)