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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827481503321

Autore

Bifulco Antonia <1955, >

Titolo

Wednesday's child : research into women's experience of neglect and abuse in childhood and adult depression / / Antonio Bifulco and Patricia Moran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

1-85903-798-4

1-134-70906-4

9786610195626

1-134-70907-2

1-280-19562-2

0-203-01097-3

0-203-15877-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 207 p

Altri autori (Persone)

MoranPatricia <1960->

Disciplina

616.85/27071/082

Soggetti

Adult child abuse victims - Mental health

Depression in women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1 Introduction: history-taking -- part Part I Neglect -- chapter 2 Neglect: never truly available -- chapter 3 Role-reversal: the meanest work of the house -- chapter 4 Antipathy: ceaseless reprimand -- part Part II Abuse -- chapter 5 Physical abuse: beyond reasonable chastisement -- chapter 6 Sexual abuse: shared secrecy and guilt -- chapter 7 Psychological abuse: hostage to fortune -- part Part III Contexts and outcomes -- chapter 8 Multiple adversities: stressful family contexts -- chapter 9 Adult vulnerability: legacy of childhood -- chapter 10 Resilience: escape from risk -- chapter 11 Conclusion: the century of the child.

Sommario/riassunto

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.