Books on Healing
Recommended
Bass, E. & Davis
L. (1994). The
courage to heal: A guide for women survivors of child sexual abuse.
NY: Harper Collins Publishers. 585p. see also: work
book, Find
this in a library
Review:
"The courage to heal: A guide for women survivors of child sexual
abuse (3rd edition) is an invaluable resource when working with female,
adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. This book takes various therapeutic
factors into account such as universality and instillation of hope.
These factors are very important in psychotherapy in general, but when
it comes to working with survivors of sexual abuse, these factors become
absolutely crucial. Bass and Davis’ approach to the book offers
hope to readers and assists them in the healing process."
Blume, E. S. (1990).
Secret
Survivors: Uncovering Incest and its Aftereffects in Women.
New York: Wiley and Sons. Find
this in a library
Review:
"A resource of excellent caliber...Highly recommended for those
who suspect that they are unconscious survivors of abuse and especially
for therapists to dig into the darkest shadow part of human existence."
ELIZABETH KUBLER-ROSS, M.D.
Maltz, W. (2001).
The
Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Assault
(pp 53) Harper NY: Collins Publishers. Find
this in a library
Review:
"Maltz, author of Incest and Sexuality (Lexington: Macmillan, 1986)
offers this how-to, personal therapy book written in the form of an
informative if somewhat repetitive case study. She gives concrete details
on what constitutes abuse and shatters the myths surrounding double
standards (e.g., actor Don Johnson being seduced by a female babysitter
when he was 12 constitutes abuse, yet this "older woman on younger
boy" style of abuse is sometimes written off). In addition to identifying
the many types of abuse, Maltz demonstrates how abuse may get buried
in a victim's unconscious mind and subsequently cause sexual dysfunction."
Michael Tierno, "Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality"
Matsakis, A. (1996).
I
Can't Get Over It. Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications.
Find
this in a library
"This is the
first book to guide trauma survivors through the healing process one
step at a time. It helps readers cope with memories and emotions, explains
secondary wounding, and identifies the triggers that reactivate traumatic
stress. Written for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
and their families."
De Becker, G. (1997).
The
Gift of Fear. NY: Bantam Doubleday. Find
this in a library
Review:
"Perhaps we have a bad feeling about someone we've just met, or
a little gnawing perception that a situation just doesn't "feel
right," or perhaps even a fear that a co-worker might do something
harmful. What de Becker, renowned expert on violent behavior, explains
here is that instead of shrugging off these fears, we need to listen
to them, see why we're having them, and act accordingly. Far from being
silly intuitions, often these can truly show when something is wrong
and violence might be imminent; if listened to, along with information
about how violent people behave, these feelings might protect us from
harm."
Allen, J. (1999).
Coping
with Trauma: The Guide to Self-Understanding. USA : American
Psychiatric Association. Find
this in a library
Review:
"Dr. Allen has written a much-needed 'primer' for trauma that is
not only scientifically well grounded and informative, but also eminently
readable. He has researched the material thoroughly and organized his
presentation in such a manner as to appeal to a diverse audience including
survivors of traumatic stress, as well as mental health professionals."-
Sharon Wills, M.Ed., and Jean M. Goodwin, M.P.H., Department of Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston,
TX."
How
to find books on healing -
Search
for the book here
and then find it at your local library.
If the library doesn't have what you are looking for you can ask for
the book through interlibrary loan. You can use the database at amazon
to look for books by subject and then find them in the library catalog
and check them out free of charge. If you are unable to go to the library
you may order it online from www.amazon.com.
Sidran
Catalog by Subject -
see resources
http://www.sidran.org/
Books, videos and cassettes on
psychology and understanding trauma.
Directory
of books which includes healing subjects
Directory
of healing work books
A
list of healing books by a survivor
How
to purchase books on healing
Guide
to self help books for rape survivors
I know it's very difficult
for survivors to concentrate on reading when they are in crisis. From
personal experience I have found it much more effective to listen to books
on tape. The site below allows you to order tapes online. You can also
find audio books at your local library for free.
Guide
to audio books you can order online
Audio books for survivors
- Just enter the term rape into the search box and press enter. You can
download samples.
Books
and reading material
Books available at
UNC Chapel Hill are listed below
I have provided
quotes from some of the texts available to give the general tone of the
work.
~
Ledray, L. (1986).
Recovering from rape. New York : H. Holt.
Location: Davis HV6250.4.W65 L42 1986
UL HV6250.4.W65 L42 1986
“For generations
women have been socialized to defer their worth, power, and authority
to men…” Find
this in a library
~
Ganim, B. (1999). Art and healing : using expressive art to heal your
body, mind, and spirit. New York : Three Rivers Press.
Davis RC489.A7 G36 1999
This book explains art therapy
and how it can aid in the healing process. Find
this in a library
~
Care and treatment for rape
victims
Pearson, N., Pagaduan-Lopes,
J. & Cunningham, M. (1998). Recipes for healing : gender-sensitive
care for women survivors of torture. Quezon City: University of the
Philippines.
Davis HV6250.4.W65 R42 1998
Innovative research and practices related to women torture and trauma
survivors. It has beautiful illustrations and meditations. Find
this in a library
~
Schnicke, M. & Resick,
P. (1993). Cognitive processing therapy for rape victims : a treatment
manual. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications.
Davis RC560.R36 R47 1993
This manual is a session by session outline of what should take place
in therapy for a rape victim. It lists skills to be taught, issues to
be discussed, and homework to be assigned. It would be very useful to
rape survivors in understanding the therapy process.
Introductory quote:
“Rape is a crime against sleep and memory; it’s afterimage
imprints itself like an irreversible negative from the camera obscura
of dreams… Violence sends deep roots into the heart; it has no seasons;
it is always ripe, evergreen.”
Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides Find
this in a library
Political issues regarding sexual assault
Lalumiere, M., Harris,
G., Quinsey, V. & Rice, M. (2005). The causes of rape : Understanding
individual differences in male propensity for sexual aggression 1st
ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
HV6558 .C38 2005 Davis - review
General background on the subject
(the history of rape) as well as identifying and making sense of individual
differences and Implications. This text covers the rape of Nanking and
the Russian use of rape in Berlin as a matter of policy. It also dicusses
the relationship of pornography with rape. Find
this in a library
~
Girshick, L. (2002). Woman-to-woman
sexual violence : does she call it rape? . Boston: Northeastern University
Press.
Davis HQ75.5 .G56 2002
This book deals with a topic
relatively new in the arena of sexual violence: Sexually abused lesbians
and violence in the lesbian community. Find
this in a library
~
Bergen, R. (1998). Issues
in intimate violence. Thousand
Oaks: Sage Publications.
Davis HN90.V5 I77 1998
This book deals with Violence,
Family violence, Sex crimes and Child sexual abuse. Find
this in a library
~
Kroeger, C. & Beck,
J. (1996). Women, abuse, and the Bible : how Scripture can be used
to hurt or to help. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Books.
Davis BS680.W7 W54 1996
This book addresses the
role religious beliefs play in the lives of victims and perpetrators of
sexual abuse and domestic violence. “As I have listened to people
in my clinical practice and interviewed hundreds of others for various
research projects, I have come to identify certain religious beliefs that
I believe are related to the abuse of women.” Find
this in a library
~
Bevacqua, M. (2000). Rape
on the public agenda : feminism and the politics of sexual assualt.
Boston: Northeastern University Press.
DavisHV6561 .B49 2000
This book deals with Rape,
Feminism, and the anti-rape movement. Find
this in a library
~
Buchwald, E., Fletcher, P.
& Roth, M. (1993). Transforming a rape culture. Minneapolis,
MN : Milkweed Editions.
Davis HV6556 .T73 1993
This book is an analysis of the following:
What is a rape culture? It is a complex of beliefs that encourages male
sexual aggression and supports violence against women. Find
this in a library
Find professional
and customer reviews of books at Amazon.com.
You can pay online and have them shipped to you. If you buy new books
and your total is over $25 the shipping is often free. Also check your
local library
online catalog.
Questia onine library search
on "rape"
Research on rape is available
online through Questia, the worlds largest online library. You can get
a free preview of various titles.
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