This book addresses current theory, research and practice pertinent to the difficulties experienced by survivors of childhood emotional maltreatment.

PART 1 1. Introduction to Part 1 Nancy Dodge Reyome Theoretical Issues 2. Childhood Emotional Abuse and the Attachment System Across the Life Cycle: What Theory and Research Tell Us Shelley A. Riggs Current Research 3. Emotional Maltreatment and Psychosocial Functioning in Preadolescent Youth Placed in Out-of-Home Care Heather N. Taussig and Sara E. Culhane 4. Childhood Emotional Abuse, Adult Attachment, and Depression as Predictors of Relational Adjustment and Psychological Aggression Shelley A. Riggs and Patricia Kaminski Current Intervention 5. Using Cognitive Therapies to Treat Unstable Attachment Patterns in Adults With Childhood Histories of Social Rejection Dominic J. Carbone PART 2 6. Introduction to Part 2 Nancy Dodge Reyome Research on Interpersonal Problems and Codependency 7. Child Maltreatment History and Interpersonal Problems in Adult Couple Relationships Alison Paradis and Sophie Boucher 8. Psychosocial Variables as Mediators of the Relationship Between Childhood History of Emotional Maltreatment, Codependency, and Self-Silencing Nancy Dodge Reyome, Karen S. Ward, and Katie Witkiewitz Research on Intimate Partner Violence 9. A Developmental Process Analysis of the Contribution of Childhood Emotional Abuse to Relationship Violence Sara R. Berzenski and Tuppett M. Yates 10. Childhood Emotional Abuse Predicts Late Adolescent Sexual Aggression Perpetration and Victimization Eileen L. Zurbriggen, Robyn L. Gobin, and Jennifer J. Freyd Literature Review 11. Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Later Intimate Relationships: Themes from the Empirical Literature Nancy Dodge Reyome