title: Trauma contagion in partners of survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
abstract: Partners of survivors of childhood sexual abuse may develop a "trauma contagion" marked by high levels of stress, doubts about to key personal values and assumptions about the world, and a tendency to be drawn into unconscious reenactments with the survivor of the abusive relationship. Various treatment interventions are discussed, especially conjoint work with the survivor.
authors.affiliation: McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maltas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012753:Shared Paranoid Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology