Psychoanalysis and Society’s Neglect of the Sexual Abuse of Children, Youth and Adults Re-addressing Freud’s Original Theory of Sexual Abuse and Trauma Psychoanalytic Inquiry Book Series

This book takes a comprehensive look at the understanding and treatment of child sexual abuse in psychoanalytic theory and practice, and in society as a whole.

This book demonstrates how prophetic Ferenczi?s ideas about sexual abuse and trauma were, and how relevant they are for contemporary psychoanalysis and society. Sexual abuse, its traumatic effect, and the harm caused to children, youth, and adults will be described in the neglect of confronting sexual abuse by psychoanalysis and society. This neglect will be discussed in chapters about the abuse of children by religious leaders, students by teachers, youth in sports by coaches, and aspiring actors by authorities in the entertainment industry. It covers key topics such as why there has been silence about abuse in psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic theories, and practices that can be counterproductive or even harmful, case studies of abuse in the wider community, and how psychoanalysis as a profession can do better in its understanding and treatment of child sexual abuse both in psychoanalytic treatment and in its interaction with other parts of society.

This book appeals to all psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, as well as scholars interested in the history of psychoanalysis.

1. "A new motto: what has been done to you, poor child?" (Sigmund Freud, December 22, 1897). 2. The origin of psychoanalysis in the discovery of the sexual abuse of children by their parents 3. Freud's neglect of his childhood sexual trauma 4. Freud's analysis of his daughter Anna: his emotional blindness to sexual trauma 5. Sándor Ferenczi’s Confusion of Tongues paradigm: introduction of trauma theory and trauma analysis 6. Sándor Ferenczi’s iconic case of Elizabeth Severn: development of the study and analysis of trauma 7. A pedophile among us?: Ernest Jones’s trial for the sexual abuse of mentally defective girls 8. Todschweigen, Death by Silence (Rachman and Menaker): traditional psychoanalysis’s punishment of dissidents 9. Sexual abuse of children within the family: the case of Lisa Steinberg 10. A mother invites her daughter to incest: parental neglect of childhood abuse 11. The "sensuous psychiatrist": the case of Julie Roy vs Renatus Hartogs, MD, PhD: landmark case of sexual abuse by a therapist 12. A group analyst’s neglect of childhood sexual abuse 13. The Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal 14. A Catholic priest’s audacious proposal: "the church should ordain women to be priests in order to reduce child abuse" 15. The conspiracy within the Orthodox Jewish Community to protect sexual abusers 16. Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia 17. The Eleventh Commandment: thou shall not lie down with children 18. The child sexual abuse scandal at Pennsylvania State University: Coach Joe Paterno, from idolatry to shame 19. The worst example of sexual abuse in sports history: the case of Lawrence G. Nassar, MD 20. Two sports champions and emotional heroes: R.A. Dickey and Kayla Harrison, find their voices about their sexual abuse 21. Sexual abuse of children in our schools: St. George’s, Elite Boarding School in Rhode Island 22. Untying the Confusion of Tongues in Hollywood: the advent of the #MeToo movement, sexual survivors find their voice 23. "The Casting Couch": Harry Cohn, the godfather of sexual abuse of female actors 24. Harvey Weinstein: the heir apparent to Harry Cohn, Hollywood’s sexual predator 25. Psychodynamics of Sexual Abuse in Hollywood: Uma Thurman and Mira Sorvino 26. Celebrity Privilege and sexual abuse: the case of Roman Polanski 27. Celebrities and sexual assault: Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, and Matt Lauer 28. The Confusion of Tongues explanation for psychoanalysis’ neglect of childhood sexual abuse 29. My attempts to confront the Todschweigen, Death by Silence campaign against Sándor Ferenczi, Elizabeth Severn and the Budapest School of Psychoanalysis 30. Contemporary activities which contribute to an appreciation of Ferenczi and the Budapest School of Psychoanalysis 31. Truth and reconciliation: traditional psychoanalysis owes Ferenczi an apology for their Todschweigen campaign against him

Arnold Wm. Rachman, PhD, FAGPA, is a trained individual and group psychoanalyst who is a clinician, traumatologist, and psychohistorian. He is the author of 125 scholarly articles, 13 books, and 250 professional presentations given in the United States, Europe, and South America. He is a member of the International Sándor Ferenczi Network Community, Honorary Member of the Sándor Ferenczi Society, Budapest, Hungary, and donor of the Elizabeth Severn Papers to the Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA.