Resolving Childhood Trauma
A Long-Term Study of Abuse Survivors
First Edition
- Catherine Cameron - University of La Verne, USA
April 2000 | 352 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Based on a 12-year study with 60 survivors of childhood sexual abuse, Catherine Cameron sets out to understand their early trauma and its impact over subsequent years and to monitor their progress toward recovery. The difficult but rewarding process of their recovery unfolded over time, along with increasing societal awareness of the problem. In 1998 a final survey provided the epilogue for their story. Cameron grounds their personal stories by citing parallels to the larger field of national and international trauma. The result is a compelling and deeply human story of trauma and triumph.
PART ONE: ABOUT THIS BOOK
Background
A Study of Sexual Abuse Survivors
The Women and Their Families
PART TWO: SEXUAL ABUSE IN CHILDHOOD
Childhood Trauma
Cumulative Developmental Damage
Amnesia and Posttraumatic Stress
PART THREE: INTERIM YEARS BETWEEN ABUSE AND RECALL
Long Silent Years
Triggering of Memories
PART FOUR: REMEMBERING AND HEALING
Flashbacks and the Crisis of Recall
The Personal Response to Remembering
Reactions to Others
Confronting the Abuser
PART FIVE: MOVING BEYOND TRAUMA
Changed Lives
Epilogue