By means of an ethnographic project, Sarah Goode's Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children aspires to better understand the self-conception and self-identification of pedophiles, with the ultimate aim of deconstructing the phenomenon by which culture demonizes pedophiles in order to better protect children. However, the…

Responds to article in which Nash et al. reported on effects of controlling for family environment when studying sexual abuse sequelae. Considers findings in terms of theoretical and statistical constraints placed on analysis of covariance and other partializing procedures. Questions use of covariate techniques to test hypotheses about causal role…

Nash et al. respond to Briere and Elliott's (this issue) comments regarding their study (this issue) on effects of controlling for family environment when studying sexual abuse sequelae. Cites limitations of Briere and Elliott's survey study database. Agrees with Briere and Elliott in call for longitudinal, multimethod designs for examining…

Recommends that counselors familiarize themselves with symptoms of sexual abuse survivors to assist such clients with disclosure. Notes need for counselors to have special sensitivity to provide safe environment in which survivors can examine the impact of abuse on their lives, explore their feelings, and resolve the trauma. Recommends eclectic…

This rebuttal to Goldberg's criticism (EC 609 744) concerning Herzog and Money's 1993 paper on Klinefelter Syndrome supports the use of Depo-Provera as an adjunct to counseling in cases of pedophilia in men with Klinefelter's Syndrome. (DB)

Examines the strengths and weaknesses of two broad approaches to psychotherapy outcome research: (1) clinical trials methodologies; and (2) "naturalistic," descriptive methodologies. An example of an ongoing, naturalistic study of individual psychotherapy is provided. Discusses general methodological considerations that apply to both approaches.…

Methodological issues are addressed for those who design studies that evaluate treatment efficacy among sexual abuse victims. Two areas of integrated inquiry are needed: studies that seek to determine the degree to which early sexual trauma differs from other early trauma, and studies that seek to understand how well different interventions fit…

The recovery process for victims of childhood incest is a dynamic one that involves integration of traumatic material into the personality. Reliably and validly measuring the coping or recovery process that is facilitated by therapeutic interventions is a first step in understanding the treatment process and in creating effective and efficient…

Examines the long-term sequelae of childhood sexual abuse in six areas: posttraumatic stress, cognitive distortions, altered emotionality, disturbed relatedness, avoidance, and impaired self-reference. Concludes that childhood sexual abuse has a variety of long-term impacts and that the measurement strategies used to demonstrate these sequelae…

Reviews three areas of psychotherapy process research: therapist behaviors, client behaviors, and therapist-client interaction. Examines how each of these variables affects the process of treatment and how they are likely to affect treatment outcomes. Implications for research with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse are examined. (JPS)

Examines the emotional and situational factors that influence the child victim's role in sexual assult by adults, and the social implications of blaming the victim. (Author/CM)

This commentary addresses implications of mothers' delayed posttraumatic stress disorder following the disclosure of sexual abuse of their children. These mothers, who themselves were sexually abused as children, may have significant psychopathology that may complicate their response to their children's psychological needs. (SW)