Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation; Revised Edition

by Susan Forward, Craig Buck

Overview

A revised edition of the author's classic study on the traumatic effects of incest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780140110029
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/01/1988
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.19(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.49(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Susan Forward, PhD, is an internationally renowned therapist, lecturer, and author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Toxic Parents and Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them, as well as Betrayal of Innocence: Incest and Its Devastation, Money Demons, Emotional Blackmail, When Your Lover Is a Liar, and Toxic In-Laws. In addition to her private practice, for five years she hosted a daily ABC talk-radio program. She has also served widely as a group therapist, instructor, and consultant in many Southern California medical and psychiatric facilities, and she formed the first private sexual abuse treatment center in California. She lives in Los Angeles and has two grown children.

Craig Buck, a film and television writer and producer, has written extensively on human behavior for many national magazines and newspapers. He is the coauthor, with Susan Forward, of Toxic Parents, Betrayal of Innocence, and Money Demons. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Table of Contents

1	Betrayal of Innocence: An Introduction	1
2	The Incest Taboo	7
3	The Victim's Anguish	19
4	The Aggressor's Bitter Victory	31
5	The Silent Partner	45
6	Father-Daughter Incest	55
7	Mother-Son Incest	72
8	Sibling Incest	83
9	Grandfather-Granddaughter Incest	99
10	Mother-Daughter Incest	115
11	Father-Son Incest	130
12	Incest and the Law	142
13	Learning to Trust Again	160
Appendix	Treatment Resources	177
	Bibliography	185
	Index	191