Wednesday's Child - Research into Women's Experience of Neglect and Abuse in Childhood and Adult Depression (Paperback, New)

As many as one in four women have suffered severe neglect or abuse in childhood. This doubles the likelihood of their suffering clinical depression in adult life. Based on twenty years of systematic research, this book examines the reasons why neglect and abuse occur and demonstrates how such negative experience in childhood often results in abusive adult relationships, low self-esteem and depression.

Through the words of many ordinary women interviewed in the course of the research the authors show vividly what can be learned from the experience of adult survivors of abuse. Most importantly, Wednesday's Child is Full of Woe assesses the factors which can reduce the later impact of such experience on both the children of today and the parents of tomorrow.

Always closely in touch with human experience, this book presents research findings which have far-reaching implications not only for parents, but also for social policy makers, social workers and other professionals involved in child protection and welfare.

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