Download or read book Incest-related Syndromes of Adult Psychopathology written by Richard P. Kluft and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 1990 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incest is a social problem of major proportions affecting the lives of one in six American women. This collection of contributions from the most distinguished experts in the field examines the clinical presentations of adult patients who have suffered childhood incestuous experiences. This book explores the connections between incest and * somatoform disorders* disturbances of the self* problems in cognitive functioning* borderline psychopathology* the dissociative disorders* posttraumatic symptoms* vulnerability to revictimization