Understanding the Sexual Betrayal of Boys and Men: The Trauma of Sexual Abuse - Paperback

by Richard B. Gartner (Editor)

Understanding the Sexual Betrayal of Boys and Men: The Trauma of Sexual Abuse is an indispensable go-to book for understanding male sexual victimization. It has become increasingly clear since the 1980s that men and boys, like women and girls, are sexually abused and assaulted in alarming numbers. Yet there have been few resources available to victims, their loved ones, or those trying to help them.

Author Biography

Richard B. Gartner is Training and Supervising Analyst, Faculty, and Founding Director of the Sexual Abuse Service at the William Alanson White Psychoanalytic Institute; author of Betrayed as Boys: Psychodynamic Treatment of Sexually Abused Men (1999) and Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of Your Life after Boyhood Sexual Abuse (2005); and editor of Trauma and Countertrauma, Resilience and Counterresilience: Insights from Psychoanalysts and Trauma Experts (2017) and Memories of Sexual Betrayal: Truth, Fantasy, Repression, and Dissociation (1997) as well as the companion volume to this one, Healing Sexually Betrayed Men and Boys: Treatment for Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Trauma. Co-Founder and Past President of MaleSurvivor.org, he is a pioneer in treating sexually abused men and was most recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association's Division of Trauma Psychology (2021).