Ending the cycle of abuse
Subtitle: the stories of women abused as children and the group therapy techniques that helped them heal
By: by Philip G. Ney & Anna Peters.
Contributors: Peters, Anna.
Publisher: Brunner/Mazel
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Adult child abuse victims -- Case studies.; Group psychotherapy -- Case studies.
Description: Anna: Sexually abused by her father beginning at age one. Tanya: Raped by her father at age five. Lisa: Neglected by her mother and put into a foster home, she suffered severe and prolonged Satanic ritual abuse at her mother's hand. And Amy...Krista...Shawna...Linda...Virginia... All victims of severe emotional, physical, and sexual abuse as children.

These eight women together made a treacherous journey up through the depths of pain, despair, anger, and fear toward newfound self-awareness and inner strength. This poignant odyssey is depicted in Ending the Cycle of Abuse, a volume about a highly promising method of group treatment for adults who have been severely abused as children. Accessible to both therapist and patient, this book is extraordinary because it offers the dual perspectives of both therapist and abuse victims in the group endeavor.

This extremely compelling book is composed of the measured words of therapist Dr. Ney and the lucid prose of Anna Petersone of his patients in the group. It is enhanced by moving contributions from other group members as well. The volume traces a carefully evolved process of therapy developed by Dr. Ney over a lifetime of clinical practice and research into child abuse and neglect. Dr.

Ney bases his therapeutic technique on the theory of the triangle of abuse involving perpetrator, victim, and observer: transgenerational in nature and changeable under varied circumstances.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-237) and index.
Filmography: p. 236.