Dysfunctional Relationships Books


Family Violence and the Women's Movement: The Conceptual Politics of StruggleFamily Violence and the Women's Movement: The Conceptual Politics of StruggleMore Alike Than Different: Treating Severely Dissociative Trauma SurvivorsMore Alike Than Different: Treating Severely Dissociative Trauma Survivors
Best Price: $37.13
The value of identifying the traumas associated with abuse enables an understanding of the...
Treating Secondary Victims: Intervention with the Nonoffending Mother in the Incest FamilyTreating Secondary Victims: Intervention with the Nonoffending Mother in the Incest Family
Best Price: $34.10
In Treating Secondary Victims the author builds upon a foundation of both the research...
It Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women StayIt Could Happen to Anyone: Why Battered Women Stay
Best Price: $33.60
Exactly how batterers use women's fear to gain control is documented in this volume. The...
Women at Risk: Domestic Violence and Women's HealthWomen at Risk: Domestic Violence and Women's Health
Best Price: $19.50
Battering by men is the most significant cause of injury to women in our society. It is also a...


Ending Domestic Violence: Changing Public Perception/Halting the EpidemicEnding Domestic Violence: Changing Public Perception/Halting the Epidemic
Best Price: $24.95
Domestic violence still remains the most prevalent form of violence against women in the United...
Next Time, She'll Be Dead: Battering & How to Stop ItNext Time, She'll Be Dead: Battering & How to Stop It
Best Price: $15.97
This book should be required reading in all High Schools! I was OUTRAGED after reading this...
Conservatism Among the Iroquois at the Six Nations Reserve (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)Conservatism Among the Iroquois at the Six Nations Reserve (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)
Best Price: $19.92
Recovered Memories - Seeking the Middle GroundRecovered Memories - Seeking the Middle Ground
Best Price: $151.51
The phenomenon of recovered memories has excited much controversy in recent years amongst...
Focus On Child Abuse: Resources For Prevention, Recognition, And TreatmentFocus On Child Abuse: Resources For Prevention, Recognition, And Treatment


Triple JeopardyTriple Jeopardy
Best Price: $13.89
Roberts life had a tragic beginning and a cruel end. He was born with anoxia, causing brain...
Happy Hour at My House: True StoriesHappy Hour at My House: True Stories
Even though I'm a guy, I laughed hard at this book. The experiences the author described in...
A WOMAN AT THE WELL: Deep Wounds Need Deep HealingA WOMAN AT THE WELL: Deep Wounds Need Deep Healing
Best Price: $12.95
Giving up is not in Kate's vocabulary, quitting is not an option even when the injustices of...
Murder and Underwear: working with the homeless in ChicagoMurder and Underwear: working with the homeless in Chicago
Best Price: $10.42
I'd heard about Murder and Underwear as part of a streaming radio broadcast from a famous...
Insult to Injury: Rethinking our Responses to Intimate AbuseInsult to Injury: Rethinking our Responses to Intimate Abuse
Best Price: $8.95
I don't agree with reviewers who say Ms. Mills 'doesn't get' feminism. The...

Families in Recovery : Healing the Damage of Childhood Sexual AbuseFamilies in Recovery : Healing the Damage of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Best Price: $34.72
This sensitive and compassionate guide offers information and encouragement for siblings and...
A Man Named DaveA Man Named DaveUnfinished Endeavors: A Life Less OrdinaryUnfinished Endeavors: A Life Less Ordinary
Best Price: $6.95
This book is honestly amazing, Mrs. Smyre gives insight to her struggles in hopes to make the...
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a FamilyThe Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
Best Price: $21.95
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The author continues the story of his own child abuse,...
Suffer Little Children: Unlocking the Memories of Pain and AbuseSuffer Little Children: Unlocking the Memories of Pain and Abuse
Does anybody know where I would be able to purchase this book? Amazon does not have it in...

From Fear to Freedom: Abused Wives Find Hope and HealingFrom Fear to Freedom: Abused Wives Find Hope and Healing
What are the causes of wife abuse? How can victims renew their lives? How can friends and...
Reducing Child Maltreatment: A Guidebook for Parent ServicesReducing Child Maltreatment: A Guidebook for Parent Services
Best Price: $29.00
This practical manual presents detailed, step-by-step instructions for assessing and teaching...
Broken and BatteredBroken and Battered
Best Price: $2.17
I found this book after just coming out of an abusive relationship which left me reeling because...
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: The Story of SaraNow I Lay Me Down to Sleep: The Story of Sara
Best Price: $15.99
Well-written from the heart of Sara, author Jen Miller vividly captures Sara's life from her...
Domestic Violence: A Gender Issue? Rethinking Our Response to Domestic Violence and the Need to Develop a More Holistic ApproachDomestic Violence: A Gender Issue? Rethinking Our Response to Domestic Violence and the Need to Develop a More Holistic Approach
Best Price: $16.19
Dr. Joan Humberto Marcelino has worked in the domestic violence field for over 13 years, helping...

The End of Innocence: Child Sexual Abuse in IrelandThe End of Innocence: Child Sexual Abuse in Ireland
Since the 1990s there has been numerous high profile child abuse cases, some involving members...
The Wounded Tree: The Lies & Legacies of Generational AbuseThe Wounded Tree: The Lies & Legacies of Generational Abuse
Best Price: $12.95
Starting with the proverb, " Fruit rarely falls far from the tree," the author uses...
Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke FreeSurviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free
Best Price: $16.43
I have been working with domestic violence victims for about 7 years. I love this resource...
The Youthful Sex Offender: The Rationale and Goals of Early Intervention and TreatmentThe Youthful Sex Offender: The Rationale and Goals of Early Intervention and Treatment
Best Price: $12.46
The Use of Victim-Offender Communication in the Treatment of Sexual Abuse: Three Intervention ModelsThe Use of Victim-Offender Communication in the Treatment of Sexual Abuse: Three Intervention Models
Best Price: $20.01

Swimming in ItSwimming in It
Best Price: $14.95
Patricia Wild has written a truly significant book. Tender, painful and moving yet utterly...
Too Close to Home; Domestic Violence in Latin America (Inter-American Development Bank)Too Close to Home; Domestic Violence in Latin America (Inter-American Development Bank)
One of the world's most violent regions, at home and on the streets, is Latin America. The...
A Child's Guide to Surviving in a Troubled Family (Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth)A Child's Guide to Surviving in a Troubled Family (Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth)
Best Price: $15.00
This lesson book offers teachers, counselors, social workers, parents and foster parents...
Seda's Story: A MemoirSeda's Story: A Memoir
Best Price: $18.94
Abuse can leave scars for life, and time is not the ultimate healer for this. "Seda's...
Squeeze Playy!!Squeeze Playy!!
Best Price: $18.95
Squeeze Playy!! written by Alvin Jackson, Jr. makes some very poignant observations. Many...

The Fourteenth YearThe Fourteenth Year
Best Price: $10.73
[...] 2007 review by NIcole Merritt Author Kelly Watt gives a personal account of her life...
An Awesome JourneyAn Awesome Journey
Best Price: $24.85
The author gives her audience a front row seat as the stage to her life unfolds before your...
Gentling: A Practical Guide to Treating PTSD in Abused ChildrenGentling: A Practical Guide to Treating PTSD in Abused Children
Breakthrough Treatment Offers New Hope for Recovery # Gentling represents a new paradigm in the...
Sexual Abuse DefinedSexual Abuse DefinedSpare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical AbuseSpare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These...

The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive RelationshipsThe Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships
Exploitive relationships can create trauma bonds--chains that link a victim to someone who is...
The Awakening: A Woman's Search for TruthThe Awakening: A Woman's Search for Truth
Meet Meg Richards, a woman who appears to have it all: a beautiful home, successful husband, and...
A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a PrayerA Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer
Best Price: $14.95
Selections from the ?Until the Violence Stops? Festival Featuring writings by Abiola Abrams ?...
Quicksand: One woman's escape from the husband who stalked her, a true storyQuicksand: One woman's escape from the husband who stalked her, a true storyRecognizing Child Abuse (a Guide for the Concerned)Recognizing Child Abuse (a Guide for the Concerned)
Listing the steps that have been endorsed by district attorneys and prosecutors, this guide...

When Battered Women KillWhen Battered Women Kill
Best Price: $7.88
This book outlines the well-documented psychological cycle that keeps women in abusive...
Heavy Hands: An Introduction to the Crime of Intimate and Family Violence (4th Edition)Heavy Hands: An Introduction to the Crime of Intimate and Family Violence (4th Edition)
Best Price: $41.44
This a great book for those that are in a criminal justice class. Very informative and right on...
Gentling: A Practical Guide to Treating PTSD in Abused ChildrenGentling: A Practical Guide to Treating PTSD in Abused Children
Breakthrough Treatment Offers New Hope for Recovery # Gentling represents a new paradigm in the...
Sexual Abuse DefinedSexual Abuse DefinedSpare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical AbuseSpare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. These...

The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive RelationshipsThe Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships
Exploitive relationships can create trauma bonds--chains that link a victim to someone who is...
The Awakening: A Woman's Search for TruthThe Awakening: A Woman's Search for Truth
Meet Meg Richards, a woman who appears to have it all: a beautiful home, successful husband, and...
A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a PrayerA Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer
Best Price: $14.95
Selections from the ?Until the Violence Stops? Festival Featuring writings by Abiola Abrams ?...
Quicksand: One woman's escape from the husband who stalked her, a true storyQuicksand: One woman's escape from the husband who stalked her, a true storyRecognizing Child Abuse (a Guide for the Concerned)Recognizing Child Abuse (a Guide for the Concerned)
Listing the steps that have been endorsed by district attorneys and prosecutors, this guide...

When Battered Women KillWhen Battered Women Kill
Best Price: $7.88
This book outlines the well-documented psychological cycle that keeps women in abusive...
Heavy Hands: An Introduction to the Crime of Intimate and Family Violence (4th Edition)Heavy Hands: An Introduction to the Crime of Intimate and Family Violence (4th Edition)
Best Price: $41.44
This a great book for those that are in a criminal justice class. Very informative and right on...
Traumatic Experience and the BrainTraumatic Experience and the Brain
Best Price: $50.93
This book is 1 In a million if any one out there is dealing with a child who's been through...
Violencia Domestica 2000, Programa Integrado de Habilidades para Hombres Latinos con Adaptaciones Culturales (Spanish Edition)Violencia Domestica 2000, Programa Integrado de Habilidades para Hombres Latinos con Adaptaciones Culturales (Spanish Edition)
Este programa es definitivamente el mejor y más relevante culturalmente, en los...
Storkbites: A MemoirStorkbites: A Memoir
Best Price: $4.25
Marie Etienne's Storkbites about her childhood growing up in a loving, yet verbally and...

Choosing Light-Heartedness, A 33 Day Journey to Overcome Anxiety, Depression and Dysfunctional Family IssuesChoosing Light-Heartedness, A 33 Day Journey to Overcome Anxiety, Depression and Dysfunctional Family Issues
Best Price: $6.80
I find Joys' book "Choosing Light-Heartedness" to be very impressive! For years...
Adult Guide to Robbie's Trail through Foster CareAdult Guide to Robbie's Trail through Foster Care
This 28-pg adult guide is the requisite companion piece for "Robbie's Trail through...
DEFY the Bad Guy   Powerful Practical Self-Defense Strategies for Every WomanDEFY the Bad Guy Powerful Practical Self-Defense Strategies for Every Woman
Best Price: $19.51
Imagine that you know what to do to keep you and your family safe. In a stressful or...
Protecting Your Children From Sexual PredatorsProtecting Your Children From Sexual Predators
Predators are everywhere and they can strike at any time-- and they come in all shapes and...
Surviving The Spider's Net: A Family's Struggle With Abuse And EpilepsySurviving The Spider's Net: A Family's Struggle With Abuse And Epilepsy
Best Price: $21.99

The Family Domestic Violence Primer: How To Take The Dys Out Of FunctionalThe Family Domestic Violence Primer: How To Take The Dys Out Of Functional
Best Price: $10.75
How To Take The Dys Out Of Functional. End the circle of domestic violence in your home. If...
VIOLENCIA INTRAFAMILIAR (Spanish Edition)VIOLENCIA INTRAFAMILIAR (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $8.70
La violencia intrafamiliar no es s?lo un problema social, sino que actualmente se ha convertido...
Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress: The Psychological Consequences of Killing (Psychological Dimensions to War and Peace)Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress: The Psychological Consequences of Killing (Psychological Dimensions to War and Peace)
This volume introduces the concept of Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress (PITS), a form of...
Sexual Assault in ContextSexual Assault in Context
This book provides a hands-on, practical manual to help student affairs professionals negotiate...
Child Sexual Abuse: Its Scope and Our FailureChild Sexual Abuse: Its Scope and Our Failure
Child sexual abuse has become a prevalent topic of study and discussion in the fields of Child...

About Child Sexual Abuse (Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention)About Child Sexual Abuse (Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention)
The history of child sexual abuse is as old as the history of humankind. Children have been used...
Bound by HatredBound by Hatred
Shelley Walden has penned a powerful story on a topic that needs to be brought out into the...
A Million Tears to GloryA Million Tears to Glory
Many books are written by women about surviving child abuse. The autobiography of this Chaplain...
WOMAN BATTERINGWOMAN BATTERINGUnconditional Love; The amazing story of one woman and the animals that changed her life foreverUnconditional Love; The amazing story of one woman and the animals that changed her life forever
This is a true story that I wrote from the bottom of my heart. I had a wonderful childhood until...

Family Interventions in Domestic Violence: A Handbook of Gender-Inclusive Theory and TreatmentFamily Interventions in Domestic Violence: A Handbook of Gender-Inclusive Theory and Treatment
In this exciting new book John Hamel, author of the ground-breaking Gender-Inclusive Treatment...
Shame and Recovery (Critical Intercultural Communication Studies, Volume 2)Shame and Recovery (Critical Intercultural Communication Studies, Volume 2)
Best Price: $24.95
Education Groups for Men Who Batter: The Duluth ModelEducation Groups for Men Who Batter: The Duluth Model
Best Price: $52.80
I am myself a recovering batterer. I began my process of change well over ten years ago after...
The Power of a Parent's WordsThe Power of a Parent's Words
Best Price: $7.92
This book is a wonderful reminder to parents how their words can hurt or help their children. ...
Haunted Marriage: Overcoming the Ghosts of Your Spouse's Childhood AbuseHaunted Marriage: Overcoming the Ghosts of Your Spouse's Childhood Abuse
Best Price: $15.00
Because the body is the house of the soul, it should not be necessary to focus on abuse, either...

Family violence: Research and public policy issues (AEI studies)Family violence: Research and public policy issues (AEI studies)
Best Price: $14.77
This book, a conference volume compiled by scholars and federal offices, examines family...
Family Home Care: Critical Issues for Services and PoliciesFamily Home Care: Critical Issues for Services and Policies
Best Price: $4.57
An excellent and carefully researched volume on care given in the home to dependent and disabled...
Ending the Cycle of Abuse: The Stories of Women Abused As Children & the Group Therapy Techniques That Helped Them HealEnding the Cycle of Abuse: The Stories of Women Abused As Children & the Group Therapy Techniques That Helped Them Heal
Best Price: $14.99
A member of a therapy group recounts in her own words her personal quest for freedom from the...
Law & Violence Against Women: Cases & Materials on Systems of OppressionLaw & Violence Against Women: Cases & Materials on Systems of OppressionMy Own Thoughts and Feelings on Stopping the Hurt: A Child's Workbook About Exploring Hurt and AbuseMy Own Thoughts and Feelings on Stopping the Hurt: A Child's Workbook About Exploring Hurt and Abuse
This can be a useful book for therapists to use with young clients who can read/write.

Violent No More: Helping Men End Domestic AbuseViolent No More: Helping Men End Domestic Abuse
Best Price: $8.99
VIOLENT NO MORE speaks directly to men who batter, offering guidelines for change. Veteran abuse...
Getting Out: Life Stories of Women Who Left Abusive MenGetting Out: Life Stories of Women Who Left Abusive Men
Best Price: $49.98
Getting Out shows us how easy it is to be "reeled in" to a relationship that...
Rape in MarriageRape in Marriage
Best Price: $7.90
You must be ready to read this book. Very Mature content. Extremely insightful. If you are not...
The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians: An International Perspective (Psychological Dimensions to War and Peace)The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on Civilians: An International Perspective (Psychological Dimensions to War and Peace)
Best Price: $55.59
Each chapter of this remarkable book is different, yet each describes the heroic efforts being...
Domestic Violence: A multi-professional approach for health professionalsDomestic Violence: A multi-professional approach for health professionals
Best Price: $34.14
This book takes a multi-agency approach to domestic violence and looks at a large range of...

Burn Down the Ground: A MemoirBurn Down the Ground: A Memoir
Best Price: $16.50
In this powerful, affecting, and unflinching memoir, a daughter looks back on her unconventional...
Not My ChildNot My Child
Best Price: $21.99
The reviewers who gave a measly star when rating this book clearly did not read it. And why...
Addressing Violence, Abuse and Oppression: Debates and ChallengesAddressing Violence, Abuse and Oppression: Debates and Challenges
Best Price: $85.00
Everyone working in health and social care is at one point or another confronted by violent...
Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and About Adults Abused As ChildrenOutgrowing the Pain: A Book for and About Adults Abused As Children
Best Price: $5.95
I wasn't raped, molested, or physically abused. No bruises were ever noted; no authorities...
Young Men Surviving Child Sexual Abuse: Research Stories and Lessons for Therapeutic Practice (Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series)Young Men Surviving Child Sexual Abuse: Research Stories and Lessons for Therapeutic Practice (Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series)
Best Price: $87.54
Young Men Surviving Child Sexual Abuse examines a largely neglected area in child protection:...
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