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Book Review: Treating Abused Adolescents, by Eliana Gil, The Guilford Press, 1996, 228 ps

Book Review: Treating Abused Adolescents, by Eliana Gil, The Guilford Press, 1996, 228 ps The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2001 Book Review Edited by Jeannine Zoppi, Ph.D. Treating Abused Adolescents, by Eliana Gil, The Guilford Press, 1996, 228 ps. I would like to begin by saying that it is an honor to review one of Dr. Gil’s books as her work was an inspiration for me when I took my first job as a therapist in a school. I remember feeling both anchored and inspired by her written material. In her book, Dr. Gil details the tragedy of abuse as it afflicts adolescents, the toll that it extracts from them, and their means of responding to it, as well as the difficul- ties clinicians face in treating abused adolescents, including these patient’s attempts to “fight our best efforts” (p. 3). Drawing on the literature and her own clinical experience in working primarily with teenagers referred through the court, proba- tion departments, and social services, she endorses various treatment strategies situ- ated in an “integrated theoretical framework.” This framework includes: Bowlby’s attachment theory, narrative therapy, developmental theories, identity development theories, trauma theory, a systems approach, cognitive-behavioral theory, feminist theory, sociological theories, and multicultural perspectives. While one might be hard-pressed to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 by Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
Subject
Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1023/A:1010258421180
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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2001 Book Review Edited by Jeannine Zoppi, Ph.D. Treating Abused Adolescents, by Eliana Gil, The Guilford Press, 1996, 228 ps. I would like to begin by saying that it is an honor to review one of Dr. Gil’s books as her work was an inspiration for me when I took my first job as a therapist in a school. I remember feeling both anchored and inspired by her written material. In her book, Dr. Gil details the tragedy of abuse as it afflicts adolescents, the toll that it extracts from them, and their means of responding to it, as well as the difficul- ties clinicians face in treating abused adolescents, including these patient’s attempts to “fight our best efforts” (p. 3). Drawing on the literature and her own clinical experience in working primarily with teenagers referred through the court, proba- tion departments, and social services, she endorses various treatment strategies situ- ated in an “integrated theoretical framework.” This framework includes: Bowlby’s attachment theory, narrative therapy, developmental theories, identity development theories, trauma theory, a systems approach, cognitive-behavioral theory, feminist theory, sociological theories, and multicultural perspectives. While one might be hard-pressed to

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