《LASTING EFFECTS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE》

Preface7

1. Identifying the Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse: An Overview11

PART I. Historical and Theoretical Treatise19

2. Obstacles to Policymaking About Incest: Some Cautionary Folktales21

3. Hidden Victims, Hidden Pain: Societal Avoidance of Child Sexual Abuse39

4. The Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse: Two Models61

PART II. Research with Adults Molested as Children83

5. Post Sexual Abuse Trauma85

6. Child Sexual Abuse and Later Psychological Problems101

7. The Long-Term Effects of Incestuous Abuse: A Comparison of Afro-American and White American Victims119

8. Long-Term Psychological Squeal of Child Sexual Abuse: The Los Angles Epidemiological Catchment Area Study135

PART III. Research with Child Victims155

9. The Effects of Sexual Abuse on Children: A Multidimensional View157

10. Behavior Problems in Sexually Abused Children: An Adaptational Perspective171

11. The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse on Adolescent Sexual Offenders193

PART IV. Mediating Factors to Outcomes for Children209

12. The Support by Parents and Others as It Mediates the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse: An Exploratory Study211

13. Treating the Effects of Sexual Abuse on Children227

PART V. CONCLUSIONS AND ISSUES FOR RESEARCH, TREATMENT, AND SOCIAL POLICY249

14. Early Diagnosis of Child Sexual Abuse: Diminishing the Lasting Effects251

15. Child Sexual Abuse Research: The Implications for Clinical Practice271

About the Authors283