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Common Themes in the Experiences of Mother‐Daughter Incest Survivors: Implications for Counseling
Author(s) -
Ogilvie Beverly,
Daniluk Judith
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1995.tb01802.x
Subject(s) - daughter , sexual abuse , psychology , qualitative research , child sexual abuse , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , suicide prevention , medicine , poison control , medical emergency , sociology , social science , evolutionary biology , biology
A qualitative method was used to explore the phenomenon of mother‐daughter incest. Common themes were extracted from in‐depth interviews with survivors of mother‐perpetrated sexual abuse, some of which parallel the experience of survivors of other forms of child sexual abuse, and some of which are more specific to mother‐daughter incest. These themes are discussed in detail. Counseling implications are discussed and treatment recommendations are made for therapists working with adult survivors of maternal sexual abuse.