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Informationen zum Autor Linda M. Williams received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979, where she studied at the Center for Research in Criminology and Criminal Law. Dr Williams was appointed in 2005 as Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Massachusetts Lowell. She was Director of Research at the Stone Center, Wellesley Centers for Women from 1996-2005 and has directed longitudinal research on sexual exploitation of children and youth, the consequences of child abuse, violence against women, family violence, sex offenders and violence prevention for 33 years. Professor Williams is author of 4 books and numerous scholarly publications on family violence including Partner Violence (1998), Trauma and Memory (1998), Nursery Crimes: Sexual Abuse in Day Care (1988), and The Aftermath of Rape (1979). She served on the National Research Councils’ Panel on Violence Against Women and as co-director of the National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center. Dr. Williams has been principal investigator on 13 U.S. federally funded research projects. Current research includes research on child abuse recidivism, human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children. She is principal investigator of a study of prostituted teens and at risk runaways funded by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Dr Williams is currently co-editing a special issue of the journal Child Maltreatment on “Child maltreatment and adolescent violence: Understanding complex connections.” Klappentext Taking an in-depth look at the most current research on memory of traumatic events, this book contains state-of-the-art data in the controversial area of repressed memory. Contributors, major figures in the field, integrate multidisciplinary findings into proposals for coherent treatment, and legal and social policy and practices. Zusammenfassung Taking an in-depth look at the most current research on memory of traumatic events! this book contains state-of-the-art data in the controversial area of repressed memory. Contributors! major figures in the field! integrate multidisciplinary findings into proposals for coherent treatment! and legal and social policy and practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: CLINICAL PRACTICE AND LEGAL ISSUES IN TRAUMA AND MEMORY Trauma, Memory and Clinical Practice - Lucy Berliner and John Briere Memory Research and Clinical Practice - Mary Harvey A Critique of Three Paradigms and a Framework for Psychotherapy with Trauma Survivors Individual Differences in Maltreated Children¿s Memory and Suggestibility - Mitchell L Eisen et al General Memory Functioning at Pre- and Post-Treatment in Female Rape Victims with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder - Pallavi Nishith et al Remembering Trauma - Craig C Piers A Characterological Perspective Ethical Considerations in the Teaching of Trauma and Dissociation - Madelyn Miller Student Exposure and Unexpected Memory Memory Research and the Law - Jon R Conte Future Directions Remembering Incest - Joyce Sese Dorado The Complexities of this Process and Implications for Civil Statutes of Limitations PART TWO: MENTAL HEALTH AND MEMORIES OF TRAUMATIC EVENTS Memories for Child Sexual Abuse and Mental Health Functioning - Victoria L Banyard and Linda M Williams Findings on a Sample of Women and Implications for Future Research Bulimia Nervosa, PTSD and Forgetting - Timothy D Brewerton et al Results from the National Women¿s Study Sexual Abuse History With and Without Self-Report of Memory Loss - Judith Sheiman Differences in Psychopathology, Personality and Dissociation Participation in Retrospective Child Sexual Abuse Research - Judy Martin et al Beneficial or Harmful? From Victim to Survivor - Susan Warner and Kathryn M Feltey Recovere...
