Charles Whitfield
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Charles Whitfield is a medical doctor in private practice specializing in assisting survivors of childhood trauma with their recovery, and with addictions including alcoholism and related disorders. He is certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine
, a founding member of the National Association for the Children of Alcoholics, and a member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
.
Whitfield has taught at Rutgers University
and is a best-selling author known for his books on the topics of general childhood trauma, childhood sexual abuse
, and addiction
recovery
, including Healing The Child Within and Memory and Abuse: Remembering and Healing the Effects of Trauma.
Whitfield is recognized for his fifty published articles and nine published books. Some of his works include: "Healing the Child Within (1987)", "Memory and Abuse (1995)", and "The Truth About Mental Illness (2004)".
American Society of Addiction Medicine
The American Society of Addiction Medicine is a physician society with a focus on addiction and its treatment.- History :ASAM has its roots in research and clinical traditions that pre-date its founding in the early 1950s, when Ruth Fox, M.D. began regular meetings with other physicians interested...
, a founding member of the National Association for the Children of Alcoholics, and a member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children is an organization in the USA started by David Corwin. The APSAC website states its mission is "mission is to enhance the ability of professionals to respond to children and their families affected by abuse and violence." Membership is open to...
.
Whitfield has taught at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
and is a best-selling author known for his books on the topics of general childhood trauma, childhood sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include asking or pressuring a child to engage in sexual activities , indecent exposure with intent to gratify their own sexual desires or to...
, and addiction
Substance dependence
The section about substance dependence in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not use the word addiction at all. It explains:...
recovery
Recovery
-Health:* Healing* Cure* The Recovery model of mental distress/disorder* Recovery International, a self-help mental health program based on the work of the late Abraham A...
, including Healing The Child Within and Memory and Abuse: Remembering and Healing the Effects of Trauma.
Whitfield is recognized for his fifty published articles and nine published books. Some of his works include: "Healing the Child Within (1987)", "Memory and Abuse (1995)", and "The Truth About Mental Illness (2004)".