Abuse category: 3108 books

Most sexual assault victims are acutely aware they suffered a crime. But there's an insidious form of sexual assault that shreds the victim's self worth without their grasping what took place. "Carnal Abuse by Deceit" is the author's deeply disturbing and heartfelt tale of a real-life romance scam. By...

Cyber-Abuse: The Target Handbook, offers readers a non-typical approach to concepts of cyber-victim strategy. It discusses the target experience as being a simulation of war; facilitated by corporations failing to protect identity and privacy, skepticism from law enforcement, as well as friends and...

Break the pattern of abuse--safely! Battered women often become so frightened, isolated, and self-doubting that they don't recognize they are being victimized. They may minimize the seriousness of the abuse and make excuses for the abuser. The checklists, questionnaires, and personal stories...

John Woods presents a theoretical approach and practical suggestions for mental health practitioners working therapeutically with young people who have abused. Drawing on his long-standing experience, he has developed an integrated theory that bridges the gap between existing cognitive behavioural...

How common is child sexual abuse? How can victims and abusers best be treated? In Innocence Destroyed, originally published in 1993, Jean Renvoize uses interviews with victims and with experienced professionals, as well as new data from Britain, North America and Australia, to give a clear picture...

Gain an understanding of the threat to freedom that is posed by state regulation of adolescent sexual behavior Sexual autonomy encompasses both the right to engage in wanted sexual activity and the right to be free and protected from unwanted sexual aggression. Only when both aspects of adolescents’...

WARNING: NO ALCOHOL AND DRUG ARE PERMITTED IN YOUR LIFE BEYOND THIS POINT Did you read the sign? Yes, you’ve read that correctly...from this point forward and onward...your alcohol and drug (as well as other addictions you may have) should be left out behind the door - and will eventually...

No little girl should ever have to learn about sexual abuse at the hands of her father. But I did, and I survived. This is my story. Little Girl Mended is both a story of abuse and a story of redemption, spanning more than fifty years. From the loss of innocence at age seven, through ten-plus...

After her dad is violent towards her mum, Katie is sad and distracted at college. Her teacher supports the family to get the help of an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate and the police. Katie and her mum are kept safe. Katie's dad is court-ordered to join a group to stop his abusive behaviour....

Have you ever walked away from a traumatic experience yet an internal struggle with psychological pain continued? Year after year harmful aftereffects of a painful past undermined my present and offered no hope for the future. Hello I am Sandra D., the author of When We Get Back Up - A Generation Will...

Practitioners in the social, behavioral, and health fields often work with perpetrators and survivors of interpersonal violence. Many are asked to make predictions about the likelihood of future violence. Assessing Dangerousness reviews the intricacies of predicting intimate partner violence and homicide...

Spells out everything parents need to know about the world of substance abuse treatment, and allows them to take control of an experience that can ultimately save their child's life. Every day, more and more parents find themselves in the terrifying position of trying to figure out what to do upon discovering...

Based on a compelling, true story of a once loving relationship that ventures through an awful turn of events and snowballs into violent episodes of abuse. Cee, the master manipulator conceals his deviant acts from the battered victim until he explodes into a tyrannical rage and unleashes his dark...

Innocence Broken sheds light on an issue that is common but not easily talked about or brought up as an important issue. Innocence Broken speaks words for victims all men, women, young adults, adolescents, teens, and toddlers who have experienced or is experiencing physical, mental, verbal, emotional...