Articles and Other Information Sources
Alice Miller's Room, by Del Marbrook--an on-line novella about making a magical place for a battered child. The first three chapters are available for free, the rest costs $7 to download. I haven't read it myself but I like the sound of it.
Athena Survivor's Anthology --writings by survivors.
Beyond Betrayal: Issues of Grief and Loss for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Deborah L. Guzinski
A book list for survivors of abuse.
David Baldwin's Trauma Info Pages--A very highly-rated information page on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder). Somewhat oriented towards professionals.
Empty Memories --webzine for discussion and narration about trauma, memory, dissociation, did/mps (also in Dutch).
Encouragement --resources on multiple personality from an Evangelical minister. Be cautious, while he does not believe that multiple personality is caused by d*m*ns he does believe that d*m*ns can also be a problem.
Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy --This is a message board at Behavior Online contains a discussion of this therapy, which some therapists are very excited about as a way of managing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and traumatic memories. Please be cautious; this therapy should be used on people who dissociate only carefully and with special training.
Gift from Within -- four Articles by Frank M. Ochberg, MD on therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This organization also sells videos and provides a phone-pen pal service.
The Greenbaum Speech by D.C. Hammond -- detailed information on organized SRA programming--use extreme caution. This speech has also been put on the web by people associated with the False Memory Syndrome Foundation--apparently they think it is absurd and therefore supports their point of view. The author of this speech says (3/29/98): "The 'Greenbaum talk' was not entirely accurately transcribed, and was illegally duplicated and taken out of context of an entire day workshop. I think I know who distributed it from the FMS community. Part of the talk was theoretical speculation about the origin of the alleged Dr.Greene, which I think has now been disproved. Some of the material presented was identified by numerous sources independently, but because of widespread distribution on the WEB for 5 years, can have been involved in such contamination that its clinical utility for therapists is now questionable."
The Invisible Boy --a substantial book about abuse of boys and male teenagers written by a Canadian psychologist.
Magic Stream Journal ...a guide to emotional wellness--this self-help site includes a significant number of articles on dissociation and multiple personality.
MenWeb: Surviving and Living: Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse --includes a number of substantial articles and a bibliography and invites survivors to contribute their stories.
Mining Company Guide to Abuse/Incest Support --good articles and links, as well as discussion boards and chat.
Multiplicity, Abuse, and Healing --lots of information on DID, plus poetry, her personal story, and more. Includes a particularly useful set of links on Mental Health Self-Advocacy, a very complete list of Hospitals, and an amazing list of Articles available on the web.
National Network For Child Care --a collection of articles on child abuse, particularly aimed at day care providers.
Pat McClendon's Clinical Social Work Website--includes lots of articles as well as links. Her section on Ego State Therapy has material on one approach to understanding less severe forms of DID.
Pandora's Box: The Secrecy of Child Sexual Abuse by Dr. Nancy Faulkner--child sexual abuse prevention information.
The Politics of Forgiveness: How the Christian Church Guilt-Trips Survivors By Fred Keene
The Primal Wound --an article discussing adoption that may be useful to survivors struggling with feelings of abandonment.
Psychological Self-Help --a book by Clayton E. Tucker-Ladd. This is very general, but it struck me as potentially useful because it has chapters on such subjects as changing feelings and changing behavior. It is not a replacement for a therapist, but may be helpful in working on the everyday things on your own while working with the deeper issues with a therapist.
Ralph Allison MD: All About Multiple Personalities --Dr. Allison has put a number of articles outlining his approach on his web site. He has a lot of nonstandard ideas, so read with caution.
The Recovered Memory Project Archive --lots of professional information on recovered memories. If anyone claims to you that there are no documented cases of recovered memory send them here for proof that they are wrong.
Ritual Abuse and Healing Home Page --a very thorough collection of references and information.
Ritual Abuse Newsletter --newsletter is available by snail mail or e-mail and the page is a good source of other links.
Sexual Abuse of Males: Prevalence, Lasting Effects, and Resources, By Jim Hopper, Ph.D. Jim Hopper also has pages on Child Abuse Statistics and Recovered Memories .
The Spectrum of Dissociative Disorders:An Overview of Diagnosis and Treatment by Joan A. Turkus, M.D.
Trauma and Religious Issues --this is part of the Trauma and Chaplaincy page listed under communities, but there is so much good material here that I want to list it here also. The perspective is Christian (in fact the author is a Catholic priest), but read his Forgiveness Update and you will see that he isn't into religious easy answers.
The Universiality of Incest , by Lloyd DeMause--a gruesome article on how incest and other forms of sexual abuse of children have been common throughout history and in many different cultures. See also The History of Child Abuse and Digital Archive of Psychohistory .
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