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Trauma and survival : post-traumatic and dissociative disorders in women / Elizabeth A. Waites.

By: Publication details: New York : Norton, c1993.Description: 260 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0393701506 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.85/21/0082 20
LOC classification:
  • RC552.P67 W35 1993
NLM classification:
  • WM 170 W145t
Contents:
Introduction: an overview of female victimization -- Psychobiology and post-traumatic pathology -- Female dilemmas -- Trauma in developmental context -- Post-traumatic syndromes in rape, incest, and battering -- Perspectives on dissociation -- Dissociative disorders -- Female complaints revisited -- Iatrogenic symptoms and revictimization -- Self-injury -- Ritualization and abuse -- Enactment and abreaction.
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Item type Home library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Book MHERC PTSD 616.85/21/0082 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Post traumatic and dissociative disorders in women. A40246097
Book Book MHERC Dissociative Identity Disorder 616.85/21/0082 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Issued It covers the psychobiology of trauma, the social psychology of sexism, discrimination and violence against women, and modern approaches that take into account the complex interactions among biological, psychological and social factors in women's lives. 20/03/2024 A40918664
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"A Norton professional book"--P. preceding t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-246) and index.

Introduction: an overview of female victimization -- Psychobiology and post-traumatic pathology -- Female dilemmas -- Trauma in developmental context -- Post-traumatic syndromes in rape, incest, and battering -- Perspectives on dissociation -- Dissociative disorders -- Female complaints revisited -- Iatrogenic symptoms and revictimization -- Self-injury -- Ritualization and abuse -- Enactment and abreaction.