adult child abuse victims

The author describes his childhood, during which he was violently abused by his father and neglected by his mother, and his fight as an adult to recover, culminating with his exposure of his parents' crimes on national television.

The author relates his troubled childhood of physical and sexual abuse, drug addiction, and crime; and shares how he struggles to free himself and help others.

Addresses the issues men face after suffering from physical, sexual, and psychological abuse as a child, offering strategies to help men recover from the abuse and not let it control their adult lives.

The author describes her life as the daughter of a woman afflicted with Munchausen by proxy, a form of child abuse in which a parent, most often a mother, invents or induces illness in a child in order to gain attention from medical professionals, tells how she was able to save herself, and discusses her efforts to have another young girl removed from her mother's care.

A memoir in which the author describes his childhood with an abusive escaped child killer he believed to be his father, discusses what happened when the truth finally came to light, and tells of his search for his real identity, his struggle to come to grips with his past, and the people and events that helped him transform his life from victim to victim's advocate.

The author reflects on her father's control and abusiveness and discusses how she broke free from his rules.

Andy Gage, the public face of a multiple personality, nearly loses control of the imaginary house within his head when he is approached by coworker Penny Driver, also a multiple personality, who wants help in coming to grips with her chaotic condition.

An account of the life of Truddi Chase, a woman who developed multiple personalities as a result of childhood abuse and incest.