Betrayal Trauma - The logic of forgetting childhood abuse

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By Jennifer J Freyd
Published Harvard Unviersity Press 1996
Paperback, 232 pages, clean reading copy

This book lays bare the logic of forgotten abuse. Psychologist Jennifer Freyd's breakthrough theory explaining this phenomenon shows how psychogenic amnesia not only happens but, if the abuse occurred at the hands of a parent or caregiver, is often necessary for survival. Freyd's book will give embattled professionals, beleaguered abuse survivors, and the confused public a new, clear understanding of the lifelong effects and treatment of child abuse.