Attachment to the abuser: Integrating object-relations and trauma theories in treatment of abuse survivors.

Abstract

Attachment to the abuser often occurs when the primary caretaker of an abuse survivor was abusive. Attachment and object-relations theories help to explain this attachment and can inform the treatment of survivors. These theories are integrated with current knowledge of posttraumatic stress disorder

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