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The trauma of sexual assault : treatment, prevention, and practice Hedge, Barbara; Petrak, Jenny; (eds.)

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Chichester, England John Wiley & Sons 2002Description: xiii, 354 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0471626910
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.8521 TRA
Summary: "Rape and sexual assault are common crimes in our societies, but work on its psychosocial impact and critiques of procedures and interventions are hard to find. The Trauma of Sexual Assault fills these gaps. It focuses on adult victims and opens up the debate with research findings, theoretical perspectives and implications for treatment, longer-term management and future policy ... The Trauma of Sexual Assault is a much-needed and accessible reference for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors and therapists, nurses, the criminal justice system, and all professionals working in settings providing services for sexual assault"--Back cover.
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Barbara Hedge is Director of Clinical Training at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Rape and sexual assault are common crimes in our societies, but work on its psychosocial impact and critiques of procedures and interventions are hard to find. The Trauma of Sexual Assault fills these gaps. It focuses on adult victims and opens up the debate with research findings, theoretical perspectives and implications for treatment, longer-term management and future policy ... The Trauma of Sexual Assault is a much-needed and accessible reference for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors and therapists, nurses, the criminal justice system, and all professionals working in settings providing services for sexual assault"--Back cover.

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