"Betrayed as Boys is a thoughtful and perceptive contribution. Dr. Gartner's voluminous and sensitive clinical material illuminates the difficulties, dilemmas, and rewards of working with sexually traumatized men. Here are insights and useful observations in abundance. This book belongs in the library of all clinicians who treat the victims of childhood sexual abuse." --Richard P. Kluft, MD Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Temple University School of Medicine, Co-editor, Clinical Perspectives on Multiple Personality Disorder

"This book helps to bring psychodynamic psychotherapy back to its roots, and to lift the veil that has too long obscured the childhood sexual abuse of males. It would be a useful text in a graduate course dealing with the treatment issues of males." --Mic Hunter, PsyD, author of Abused Boys, editor of The Sexually Abused Male

"This much-needed contribution to the trauma literature informs clinicians, researchers, and scholars about the tragic consequences for men who were sexually traumatized as boys. Gartner's presentation of extensive clinical vignettes bespeaks an author who is theoretically sophisticated and clinically experienced, and who has the courage to present his work forthrightly. The book is scholarly, beautifully written, and infused with an affectively gripping immediacy. It is an important and long-overdue resource for anyone interested in a more thorough understanding of the sexual abuse of boys and its sequelae." --Mary Gail Frawley-O'Dea, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalyst, Nyack, NY, Treating the Adult Survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse

"...offers useful and jargon-free recommendations for both individual and group therapeutic interventions. The book is scholarly, with a large bioliography that contextualizes Gartner's contribution within a growing body of scholarly work establishing the reality of male sexual victimization."--Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

"He draws upon the work of other therapists and researchers, many of whom have been trailblazers in raising the level of awareness and skill in this field, and combines them with his own thinking and experience to produce a work which is of considerable value to both experienced and trainee therapists....The breadth of this book is impressive....In summary, this is a book to which I will return. It connects on an academic, practical and emotional level and as such will provide much to therapists working with men. In that way it will hopefully also serve to provide help to those many men who increasingly are deciding to acknowledge their abuse histories and seek assistance in their journeys to recovery. To accompany these men on their journey can be a very stormy ride, to have Richard Gartner's book by our side can offer stimulation, support and comfort."--Human Nature Review

"Publications about men sexually abused as boys are infrequent, but rare indeed is the work that discusses this population, clinically and theoretically, in sound psychoanalytic terms. Here, in Richard Gartner's Betrayed as Boys, we have such a volume. Gartner writes with a clear psychoanalytic understanding of the conflicts and struggles of these men, and by presenting an array of vivid clinical examples, bring the reader to the experience of sitting in the consulting room, working with them to understand their pain....Gartner is to be congratulated for his thorough descriptions of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis with this population as well as for his creativity in working psychoanalytically with dissociation and in combining psychoanalysis with group psychotherapy. Convincingly and courageously, he has expanded the use of psychoanalysis to a population once regarded as untreatable by many in the psychoanalytic community."--Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA)

"...an important book that provides a major resource for clinicians working with men who were sexually abused as boys....In sum, this is a thought-provoking book that is, at once, clinically sophisticated yet accessible. Perhaps most important, it has immediacy in its applicability to clinical practice. Therapists working with sexually abused men will find that it helps them as they navigate the heretofore most uncharted territory of this treatment population. Sexually abused male patients will benefit as their therapists broaden their understanding of issues that have so much immediacy for patients and cause them so much hardship. This is an essential resource for all clinicians who treat victims of sexual abuse."--Contemporary Psychoanalysis

"Those who are already familiar with group therapy will find this a good description of how group dynamics affect clients who have been sexually abused and vise versa. Gartner wrote his intention was ¿to raise, delineate, and develop the themes that often face the man with such a history and the clinician working with him'. In this reviewer's opinion he succeeds."--SPSMM Bulletin (The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity)

"The author provides in-depth analysis of the effect of sexual abuse on boys/men and provides a sophisticated tying together of the cultural, developmental, and personality factors influencing the patients' adjustment....This book adds to the literature of an underexplored area....Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." --Choice

"Unraveling the tangled cultural, developmental, and personal strands that shape men's ongoing responses to early sexual trauma, this volume provides important tools not only for clinicians working with individuals, families and groups, but also for educators and others interested in psychodynamic perspectives on trauma, gender, and sexuality." --Digest of Neurology and Psychiatry

"Since about twenty-five percent of men have experienced some form of childhood sexual trauma and are coping with problems stemming from such betrayal, this book is recommended reading whether abuse is the focus of treatment or not. Gartner presents effective strategies for dealing with such difficult childhoods by blending insights from trauma work with his interpersonal psychoanalytic perspective. In this much-needed volume, Gartner presents new information and new enlightenment that help unravel the tangled cultural, developmental, and dynamic issues that shape men's reactions to early sexual abuse." --The Psychoanalytic Quarterly

"[A] comprehensive, insightful book....The author provides a theoretical, as well as strong clinical, basis for his psychodynamic formulations and treatment. There are very worthwhile clinical examples based on the author's own cases that illustrate each chapter, many of them offering detailed formulations....Betrayed as Boys is a very informative and insightful book about the sexual abuse of boys and its aftermath in adulthood. It should be of great interest to all therapists working in this burgeoning area of clinical practice." --American Journal of Psychotherapy

"...Gartner presents the reader with a satisfying and much needed addition to the as yet small collection of books that specifically address the treatment of men sexually abused as children. The sections on gender identity, struggles about masculinity, and our culture's encoding sexual abuse as sexual initiation are particularly sensitive and thought provoking....Gartner is tremendously generous with his case material. His writing style is clear, the book is well organized, and would lend itself well as a teaching tool." --American Journal of Psychoanalysis

"...Gartner's book...is a welcome addition to the emerging literature on healing and recovery for men who were sexually abused as children. His clear and articulate style of writing makes this book interesting to read and easy to digest. Although this material is written primarily for clinicians, it is clearly understandable for a wide range of readers and, therefore accessible to those sexually abused men who seek to know more about the intricacies of their own therapy process. The book is comprehensive in its scope and builds on a thorough review of existing research and literature. The author maintains a careful blend of research citations and clinical vignettes. By integrating existing research with his own clinical observations and practical experiences, Gartner powerfully nudges the reader toward application rather than theoretical pondering....clinicians who read this book will be invigorated to apply what they have learned to their work with male clients who have histories of sexual abuse." --Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

"In an extremely readable, clinically tender text, Gartner offers us the first comprehensive book on the effect which sexual abuse has on boys....Clinically and conceptually, his work is cogent, compelling, integrative, and original....Were a therapist to restrict herself to this book, she would emerge with all of the technical and conceptual fundamentals for the treatment of sexual trauma." --Gender and Psychoanalysis

"Gartner's focus on crucial topics and ideas relevant to abused men...and his facility for letting clinical material speak for itself makes Betrayed as Boys relevant and rewarding to clinicians of all theoretical backgrounds." --Solicitor General Canada

"A magnificent overview of current available literature, and most common definition of terms, appears early in the text. This allows even the uninitiated a basic understanding which allows ready comprehension of what is to follow....Gartner covers all the bases....This vast knowledge base is interwoven with touching actual vignettes which helps bring this emotionally charged topic to life....The lay person will find this book to be more than enough in his/her quest to understand the pain and some possible journeys toward healing many sexually abused me go through when they seek and receive an appropriate form of professional psychotherapy treatment....The therapist just beginning this challenging and rewarding work will extract a wonderful overview and feel for this work that usually can only come from years of experience doing such work; a true foundation that can lead toward a successful practice working with this population. The therapist well seasoned in this work will discover a eloquent review of the limited text already available on this topic and, perhaps, confirmation that her/his work is on the right track as he/she treats such previously neglected and deserving clients. Regardless of where one finds the self on this continuum, he/she will rejoice in the easy reading and personal touch that runs through this fine new book. A must for those working with sexually abused men, Betrayed as Boys receives my highest recommendation!" --Treating Abuse Today: Trauma, Treatment and Trends

"Blending psychoanalytic understanding with insights from trauma-oriented theory and practice, the author presents effective strategies for meeting the unique therapeutic needs of men with sexual abuse histories. Filled with evocative clinical material, the book draws readers into the direct experience of these clients, the therapists who work with them, and the constantly shifting relational world they inhabit. It provides an indispensable map and guide for clinicians and educators in a range of settings." --Menstuff

"...a book distinguished, among the growing literature on the topic, for erudition graced by engaging readability....This book, attractively laid out and helpfully subsectioned, will be, for many, a valued resource." --Canadian Journal of Psychiatry<...

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