| Wednesday's Child: Research into Women's Experience of Neglect and Abuse in Childhood and Adult Depression Contributor(s): Bifulco, Antonia (Author), Moran, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415165261 ISBN-13: 9780415165266 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1998 Annotation: The extent of severe childhood abuse is little known. Drawing on twenty years of systematic research and interviews, b /b b i Wednesday's Child /i /b examines the reasons why as much as 25% of women have been victims of child abuse, and how this abuse reverberates into their adult lives, doubling their chances of clinical depression. br br The words of many ordinary women are documented here, vividly demonstrating how as survivors of child abuse, their adult relationships and self-esteem have suffered. The authors, who discuss abuse in terms of marital breakdown, poverty and parental psychiatric disorder also show us what we can learn from the experiences of these survivors, assessing factors which will reduce the later impact of childhood abuse on both the children of today and the parents of tomorrow. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Social Science | Women's Studies - Self-help | Mood Disorders - Depression |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| LCCN: 97026564 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5" W x 8.78" (0.91 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As many as one in four women have suffered severe neglect or abuse in childhood. This doubles the likelihood of their suffering clinical depression in adult life. Based on twenty years of systematic research, Wednesday's Child examines why neglect and abuse occur and demonstrates how such negative experience in childhood often results in abusive adult relationships, low self-esteem and depression. Drawing on interviews with over 200 women, the authors show vividly what can be learned from the experience of adult survivors of abuse. Most importantly, Wednesday's Child assesses the factors which can reduce the later impact of such experience on both the children of today and the parents of tomorrow. |