Suggested Readings on Sexual Abuse and Trauma  

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Baer, E. With Dimock, P. Adults Molested as Children: A Survivor's Manual For Women and Men. Orwell, VT: Safer Society Press, 1988.

Barnes, P.D. The Woman Inside: A Resource Guide Designed to Lead Women From Incest Victim to Survivor. Racine, WI: Mother Courage Press, 1989.
 
Bass, E. & Davis, L. The Courage to Heal: A Guide For Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. New York: Harper and Row, 1988.
 
Bass, E., & Thornton, L. (Eds.).  I Never Told Anyone: Writing by Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. New York: Harper & Row, 1983.
 
Bates, C. & Brodsky, A. Sex in the Therapy Hour: A Case of Professional Incest. New York: Guilford Press, 1989.
 
Blume, E. Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and It's After Effects in Women.  New York: Wiley & Sons, 1990.
 
Brady, K.  Father's Days. New York: Dell, 1979.
 
Brickman, J. Feminist, Nonsexist, and Traditional Models of Therapy: Implications for Working With Incest. Women and Therapy. 3, 1, 49-67.
 
Briere, J. Therapy for Adults Molested as Children: Beyond Survival. New York: Springer, 1989.
 
Bronson, C. Growing Through the Pain: The Incest Survivor's Companion. New York: A Prentice Hall/Parkside Recovery Book, 1989.
 
Browne, A., & Finkelhor, D. Impact of Sexual Abuse: A Review of the Literature. Psychological Bulletin, 99. 66-77, 1986.
 
Butler, S. Conspiracy of Silence: The Trauma of Incest. New York: Bantam Books, 1978, 1985 update.
 
Cole, C. L. A Group Design for Adult Female Survivors of Childhood Incest. Women and Therapy, 4, 71-82. 1985.
 
Courtois, C. & Sprei, J. Retrospective Incest Therapy for Women. In L. E. Walker (Ed.) A Handbook on Sexual Abuse of Children. New York: Springer, 1988.
 
Courtois, C.  Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy. New York: W. W. Noton & Co., 1988.
 
Davis, L. Allies in Healing; When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As A Child. New York: Harper Perennial, 1991.
 
Davis, L. The Courage to Heal Workbook: For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. New York: Harper & Row, 1990.
 
Davis, N. Once Upon A Time. . . Therapeutic stories to Heal Abused Children. 178 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745. Psychological Associates of Oxon Hill. 1990.
 
Dinsmore, C. From Surviving to Thriving: Incest, Feminism, and Recovery. New York, Suny Press, 1991.
 
Donaldson, M. A., & Green, S. C. Incest, Years After: Learning to Cope Successfully.  Fargo, ND: The Village Family Service Center.1987.
 
Evert, K. & Bijkerk, I. When You're Ready: A Woman's Healing From Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse By Her Mother. Walnut Creek, CA.: Launch Press, 1988.
 
Fago, D.P.  Co-Morbid ADHD in Sexually Aggressive Children and Adolescents.  In B. Schwartz (Ed.), The Sexual Offender, Vol. 3, 1999.

Figley, C.R. (Ed.)  Trauma and Its Wake: The Study and Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. New York: Brunner Mazel, 1985.
 
Finklehor, D.  A Sourcebook on Child Sexual Abuse. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1985.
 
Gelinas, D. The Persisting Negative Effects of Incest. Psychiatry, 46, 313-332, 1983.
 
Gil, E. Outgrowing the Pain. Consulting Psychology Press, Inc. 1984.
 
Gordy, P.L., Group Work That Supports Adult Victims of Childhood Incest. Social Casework: The Journal of Contemporary Social Work.  300-307. May, 1983.
 
Graber, K. Ghosts in the Bedroom: A Guide for Partners of Incest Survivors.  Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communication, 1991.
 
Grumman-Black, S. Broken Boys/Mending Men: Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books, 1990.
 
Hall, L. & Lloyd, S. Surviving Child Sexual Abuse: A Handbook for Helping Women Challenge Their Past. New York: Palmer Press, 1989.
 
Herman, J.  Father-Daughter Incest.  Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981.
 
Herman, J., & Schatzow, E. Time-Limited Group Therapy for Women With A History of Incest. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 34, 4, 605-616.Oct, 1984.
 
Horowitz, R.M.  Stress Response Syndrome (2nd Ed.). Northvale, N.J.: Aronson, 1986.
 
Hunter, M. Abused Boys: The neglected Victims of Sexual Abuse. Lexington, MA: D.C. Health and Co., Lexington Books, 1990.
 
Hunter, M. The Sexually Abused Male: Volume I: Prevalence, Impact, and Treatment. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1990.
 
Hunter, M. The Sexually Abused Male: Volume II: Application of Treatment Strategies. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1990.
 
Jehu, D. Beyond Sexual Abuse: Therapy With Women Who Were Childhood Victims.  Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
 
Josephson, G. and Fong-Beyette, M. Factors Assisting Female Clients Disclosure of Incest During Counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development. 65, 317-319. 1987.
 
Leehan, J. & Wilson, L. P. Grown-Up Abused Children. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1985.
 
Lew, M.  Victime No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse. New York: Nevraumont Publishing Co., 1988.
 
Maltz, W & Holman, B.  Incest and Sexuality: A Guide to Understanding and Healing. Mass. : Lexington Books, 1987.
 
McNaron, T. A. H. & Morgan, Y. (Eds.)  Voices in the Night: Women Speaking About Incest. Minneapolis: Cleis Press, 1982.
 
Miller, A.  Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Societ'y Betrayal of the Child. New York: Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1984.
 
Morris, M.  If I Should Die Before I Wake.  Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher, Inc., 1982.
 
Nestingen, S., & Lewis, L.  Growing Beyond Abuse: A Workbook for Survivors of Sexual Exploitation or Childhood Sexual Abuse. Minneapolis, MN: Omni Recovery, Inc., 1990.
 
Pia, J. Mutliple Personality Gift: A Workbook For Yor and Your Inside Family.  Saratoga, CA: R & E Publishers, 1991.
 
Psychiatric Clinics of North America. Treatment of Victims of Sexual Abuse. Philadelphia: W. B. Sanders Co. June, 1989.
 
Rush, F. The Best Kept secret: Sexual Abuse of Children.  Englewood Cliff, N.J.: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1980.
 
Russell, D. E. H. The Secret Trauma: Incest in the Lives of Girls and Women.  New York: Basic Books, 1986.
 
Ryder, D. Breaking the Circle of Satanic Ritual Abuse: Recognizing and Recovering From the Hidden Trauma. Minneapolis: CampCare Publishers, 1992.
 
Sakheim, D. & Devine, S. Out of Darkness: Exploring Satanism and Ritual Abuse. New York: Lexington Books, 1992.
 
Sprei, J. E. A Manual On the Group Treatment of Adult Sexual Molestation Survivors.  Montgomery County Health Department. Available from the Author, 1986.
 
Sprei, J. Group Treatment of Adult Incest Survivors. In C. Broody (Ed.). Women in Groups. New York: Springer, 1987.
 
Sprei, J., & Goodwin, R. The Group Treatment of Sexual Assault Survivors. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 8, 39-46, 1983.
 
Sprei, J., with Unger, P. A Training Manual for the Group Treatment of Adults Molested as Children. Rockville, MD: Montgomery County Sexual Assault Service, 1986.
 
Thomas, T. Men Surviving Incest: A Male Survivor Shares the Process of Recovery. Watnut Creek, CA: Launch Press, 1989.
 
Tsai, M., & Wagner, N.  Therapy Groups for Women Sexually Molested as Children.  Archives of Sexual Behavior, 7, 417-427. 1978.
 
Walker, L. (Ed.).  Handbook on Sexual Abuse of Children. New York: Springer, 1988.
 
Westerlund, E.  Women's Sexuality After Childhood Incest. New York, W.W. Norton, 1992.
 
Wooley, M. J., & Vigilanti, M. A., Psychological Separation and the Sexual Abuse Victim. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 21, 2, 347-352. Fall, 1984.
 
Yassen, J., & Glass, L. Sexual Assault Survivors Groups: A Feminist Practice Perspective. Social Work, 252-257, May-June, 1984.
 
Compiled by Judith Sprei, Ph.D.
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