INCEST

YEAR
INCEST
AUTHOR SOURCE SELECTION ABSTRACT
2006 Father-daughter lust-psychiatric aspects of abusive incest Jamshid Marvasti MD psychiatry journal 8087 [It] a controversial issue as to whether children ever experience a direct sexual arousal/attraction toward their parents, before or after puberty. Mary Williamson, in an article regarding "the importance of fathers in relation to their daughters psychosexual development" suggests that ideally for a daughter to attain gender identity and satisfactory psychosexual development, there needs to be an "erotic element to her relationship with her father." The author insists that the incestuous quality of this relationship needs to be metaphoric and not literal, otherwise, it becomes harmful rather than helpful. Furthermore, she suggests the mother in this family needs to have the capacity to allow it . In our psychotherapy cases, we have encountered fathers who eventually (and reluctantly) admitted to having sexual feelings toward their adolescent daughters, without ever acting upon them. We also treated several teenage sons who had touched their mothers bodies while their mothers were sleeping or under the influence of alcohol. Incestuous activities among same age children/siblings are at times considered an important part of sexual exploration and discovery by them and may not be traumatic or abusive/exploitive. In a study of college students it was found that 10 to 15% of the subjects had a childhood sexual experience with a sibling . Sexual violation of children has been a long standing problem that has a wide range of impact upon the victim, her/his family, the community where the family lives and our society as a whole. Traumatic incest, in particular, is an abuse of power, a challenge to the child s sense of trust in people and a thief of childhood. This article explores intricate issues surrounding the incest relationship between fathers and their child daughters and provide a discussion of current therapeutic interventions.

2003 Sexual aggression and incest by women Jamshid Marvasti MD psychiatry tapes 3005 The issue of sexual offense by women, specifically mothers who commit incest, will be examined. The epidemiology and prevalence, personality characteristics and psychopathology in these offenders will be explored. The myth of "abused to abuser" cycle is addressed. Treatment procedures and modalities will be reviewed.

1993 Psychopathology in adult survivors of incest Jamshid Marvasti MD psychiatry journal 1162 Incest and child sexual abuse may not result in any specific symptoms. Almost all behavioral disorders seen in the victims/survivors can be present in "non-victims" who grew up in dysfunctional families. Many of the negative consequences of incest are also seen in siblings of victims who have no apparent sexual abuse history. However, the non-specific effects of incest should not prevent us from seeking a cause-effect relationship. Psychiatric literature has considered several clinical profiles as the negative consequence of incest and child sexual abuse. In this article the author has added a few other clinical presentations which are seen in survivors of incest, such as alexithymia, "delayed psychological puberty," and "homo-sensuality" (versus homosexuality). The concept of survivors being high risk for sexual exploitation by so called "therapists" is called by Kluft the "sitting duck syndrome." The author suggests the term "sitting doc (doctor) syndrome" for therapists (doctors) who are themselves incest survivors and are vulnerable in becoming the target of their patients sexual fantasy and activity.

1991 Dysfunctional mothering and adult survivors of incest Jamshid Marvasti MD psychiatry journal 5174 Dysfunctional mothering in adult survivors of incest is explored in mothers with children who become incest victims. The phenomenon of "repetition compulsion" is be explored in these mothers. The myth of the "colluding or consenting mother" is challenged by focusing on the mother's unconscious motivation, which is rooted in the childhood desire to have a nonabusive and protective parent for herself and her child.

1987 Incest- offender treatment and family therapy Jose LaCalle PhD psychology journal 5131 The main objective of this treatment program is the final reunion of the entire family within a healthy and safe environment.

1986 Incestuous mothers Jamshid Marvasti MD psychiatry journal 5173 Until relatively recently, it was assumed that only young females were sexually vulnerable to adults. It has, however, become clear that young males are similarly vulnerable and that the initiators of such activity may be of either sex. Sexual abuse of children by adult females is usually nonviolent.

1985 Fathers who commit incest- jail or treatment? Jamshid Marvasti MD psychiatry journal 5172 Father daughter incest; the father as a "regressed offender;" the reasons for incest and adjunctive family distress are explored by director of incest clinic. Case histories are presented. alternatives of incarceration vs. treatment are weighed.

1978 Historical perspective on the psychiatric study of incest Alvin Rosenfeld MD psychiatry journal 10281 To act as if the incestuous child is a totally naive and innocent victim is to simplify, to a dangerous degree, a most complex and disturbing family constellation. The stance is also tantamount to supporting interventions, such as immediate incarceration of the abuser, which may be more damaging in cases of incest than the incest itself.

YEAR	INCEST	AUTHOR	SOURCE	SELECTION	ABSTRACT
2006	Father-daughter lust-psychiatric aspects of abusive incest	Jamshid Marvasti MD	psychiatry journal	8087	[It] a controversial issue as to whether children ever experience a direct sexual arousal/attraction toward their parents, before or after puberty. Mary Williamson, in an article regarding "the importance of fathers in relation to their daughters psychosexual development" suggests that ideally for a daughter to attain gender identity and satisfactory psychosexual development, there needs to be an "erotic element to her relationship with her father." The author insists that the incestuous quality of this relationship needs to be metaphoric and not literal, otherwise, it becomes harmful rather than helpful. Furthermore, she suggests the mother in this family needs to have the capacity to allow it . In our psychotherapy cases, we have encountered fathers who eventually (and reluctantly) admitted to having sexual feelings toward their adolescent daughters, without ever acting upon them. We also treated several teenage sons who had touched their mothers bodies while their mothers were sleeping or under the influence of alcohol. Incestuous activities among same age children/siblings are at times considered an important part of sexual exploration and discovery by them and may not be traumatic or abusive/exploitive. In a study of college students it was found that 10 to 15% of the subjects had a childhood sexual experience with a sibling . Sexual violation of children has been a long standing problem that has a wide range of impact upon the victim, her/his family, the community where the family lives and our society as a whole. Traumatic incest, in particular, is an abuse of power, a challenge to the child s sense of trust in people and a thief of childhood. This article explores intricate issues surrounding the incest relationship between fathers and their child daughters and provide a discussion of current therapeutic interventions.
2003	Sexual aggression and incest by women	Jamshid Marvasti MD	psychiatry tapes	3005	The issue of sexual offense by women, specifically mothers who commit incest, will be examined. The epidemiology and prevalence, personality characteristics and psychopathology in these offenders will be explored. The myth of "abused to abuser" cycle is addressed. Treatment procedures and modalities will be reviewed.
1993	Psychopathology in adult survivors of incest	Jamshid Marvasti MD	psychiatry journal	1162	Incest and child sexual abuse may not result in any specific symptoms. Almost all behavioral disorders seen in the victims/survivors can be present in "non-victims" who grew up in dysfunctional families. Many of the negative consequences of incest are also seen in siblings of victims who have no apparent sexual abuse history. However, the non-specific effects of incest should not prevent us from seeking a cause-effect relationship. Psychiatric literature has considered several clinical profiles as the negative consequence of incest and child sexual abuse. In this article the author has added a few other clinical presentations which are seen in survivors of incest, such as alexithymia, "delayed psychological puberty," and "homo-sensuality" (versus homosexuality). The concept of survivors being high risk for sexual exploitation by so called "therapists" is called by Kluft the "sitting duck syndrome." The author suggests the term "sitting doc (doctor) syndrome" for therapists (doctors) who are themselves incest survivors and are vulnerable in becoming the target of their patients sexual fantasy and activity.
1991	Dysfunctional mothering and adult survivors of incest	Jamshid Marvasti MD	psychiatry journal	5174	Dysfunctional mothering in adult survivors of incest is explored in mothers with children who become incest victims. The phenomenon of "repetition compulsion" is be explored in these mothers. The myth of the "colluding or consenting mother" is challenged by focusing on the mother's unconscious motivation, which is rooted in the childhood desire to have a nonabusive and protective parent for herself and her child.
1987	Incest- offender treatment and family therapy	Jose LaCalle PhD	psychology journal	5131	The main objective of this treatment program is the final reunion of the entire family within a healthy and safe environment.
1986	Incestuous mothers	Jamshid Marvasti MD	psychiatry journal	5173	Until relatively recently, it was assumed that only young females were sexually vulnerable to adults. It has, however, become clear that young males are similarly vulnerable and that the initiators of such activity may be of either sex. Sexual abuse of children by adult females is usually nonviolent.
1985	Fathers who commit incest- jail or treatment?	Jamshid Marvasti MD	psychiatry journal	5172	Father daughter incest; the father as a "regressed offender;" the reasons for incest and adjunctive family distress are explored by director of incest clinic. Case histories are presented. alternatives of incarceration vs. treatment are weighed.
1978	Historical perspective on the psychiatric study of incest	Alvin Rosenfeld MD	psychiatry journal	10281	To act as if the incestuous child is a totally naive and innocent victim is to simplify, to a dangerous degree, a most complex and disturbing family constellation. The stance is also tantamount to supporting interventions, such as immediate incarceration of the abuser, which may be more damaging in cases of incest than the incest itself.