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Informationen zum Autor RICHARD B. GARTNER, Ph.D., is a psychologist and psychoanalyst practicing in Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. He is the founding director of the Sexual Abuse Program at the William Alanson White Institute in Manhattan, where he serves on the faculty, and is a supervising analyst. Dr. Gartner was a member of the founding congress of MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization (malesurvivor.org), served on its board of directors for seven years, and was president from 2002 to 2004. The author of the acclaimed professional textbook Betrayed as Boys: Psychodynamic Treatment of Sexually Abused Men, Dr. Gartner has regularly presented at national and international conferences as well as healing retreats. Klappentext Practical ways male survivors of sexual abuse can recover their sense of self Beyond Betrayal explores a controversial topic that has been the focus of extensive news coverage-the sexual victimization of boys by parents! relatives! clergy! teachers! caretakers! and other trusted adults. Featuring poignant case studies from the authors own patients! this important book helps recovering men and boys understand their feelings! safely experience emotions! help themselves heal! and begin to form relationships again. It offers empowering action steps survivors can take to recover their sense of self and take charge of their sexuality! their future! and their self-esteem; the book also offers advice for partners and loved ones.
