For many survivors, counselling may be the first time they have ever disclosed the abuse. They may have been locked into silence for years or even de…

Take a look at these comments: “Every time we have a disagreement, I walk on eggshells, I try so hard to get my partner to understand where I’m com…

The long term affects of child sexual abuse can be so pervasive that it can be difficult to establish exactly how the abuse affected you. It can perm…

Child sexual abuse encompasses a wide range of sexual behaviour, it involves children or adolescents in sexual activities with an adult or any person…

Q. What are the main psychological effects of childhood sexual abuse? A. This depends very much on the type and duration of the abuse. Some of the f…

Abuse comes in many forms, most people do not even realise that they are victims. It can cause them to become introverted, angry, stressed, isolated…

Domestic violence is more common than people realise. Many people suffer with out being aware of what is happening to them. The individual will recog…

For 30 years America has been locked in a process of attempting to treat domestic abusers. The Duluth Abuser programme, advocated by radical feminist…

This short paper summarises two books on sexual perversion and neosexuality: Perversion: The Erotic Form of Hatred by Robert Stoller and Sexualities…

The extent and nature of intimate violence, partner abuse and serious sexual assault Intimate violence is the collective term used for partner abuse,…

This study was invoked following the observation of a male rape case at the local crown court as part of training for CRASAC (Coventry Rape and Sexua…

Dora commenced an analysis with Freud at her father’s instigation in October 1900. She abruptly ended treatment 11 weeks later. Freud wrote up the ca…