The rape of childhood: developmental, clinical, and sociocultural aspects of childhood sexual abuse

'The Rape of Childhood' details the dark realm of childhood sexual abuse.

While lived experience, memory, subjectivity, and affect cannot be classified into neat categories, this collection is divided into four core sections - epidemiology, emotional sequelae, psychoanalytic insight, and ameliorative strategies - to provide a thorough description of childhood abuse.

The contributors examine the variables that increase a child's vulnerability to maltreatment, including age, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors, and outline the various emotional and behavioural consequences of childhood sexual abuse.