Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-237) and index.
Contents
What is abuse and who decides? -- Developmental considerations in evaluation and treatment -- A template for developmentally informed evaluations -- Neurobiology and psychology : the formation and meaning of symptoms -- Memory and disclosure -- Looking outward : externalization and dissociation -- The paradox of language in treating the unspeakable -- Good guys and bad guys : the temptations of splitting -- Collaborative work with parents -- The unconscious transmission of abuse -- The interface between legal and psychodynamic considerations.
