Surviving Ophelia by Cheryl Dellasega

Surviving Ophelia by Cheryl Dellasega

Why are the teen years fraught with crisis for so many girls? Why do so many mother-daughter relationships deteriorate drastically at this time? When her own teenage daughter began to spiral out of control, therapist Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., launched a nationwide search to find answers-- and hope. In this inspiring, compassionate book, Dellasega shares the strength and the wisdom of mothers who have seen their daughters through the tumult of adolescence.

Drawing on the experiences of scores of mothers and daughters, Dellasega takes a hard look at the lives of girls in crisis--once happy, carefree children who are now struggling with eating disorders, unplanned pregnancies, substance abuse, and severe mental problems. These are stories of girls on the edge, and mothers who are trying everything to save them. Yet even in the most desperate situations, Dellasega hears the same clear message: the key to survival is the support and the understanding of others going through the same thing.

Surviving Ophelia is a book that provides the community that mothers of troubled teenage girls need more than anything. Powerful and heartfelt, this book captures both the pain and the strength of mothers who are living with the daily challenge of raising teenage daughters today.

Cheryl Dellasega, PhD, RN, CRNP, is a nursing research consultant at Penn State Health and a professor in the Department of Humanities at Penn State College of Medicine. She received her RN from Lancaster General Hospital, BSN from Millersville State University, MS and CRNP from the University of Delaware, PhD from Temple University, and MFA from Rosemont College. Surviving Ophelia, Girl Wars, Nasty Girls Grown Up, The Starving Family, Forced to Be Family, and When Nurses Harm Nurses, now in their second edition, are among her award-winning nonfiction books. Her current clinical work with adolescent females is done through the Club and Camp Ophelia programs. Her work in the fields of geriatric nursing, psychosocial aspects of health, and relational aggression has been widely published and presented to audiences all over the world.

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ISBN 13	9780345455383
ISBN 10	034545538X
Title	Surviving Ophelia
Author	Cheryl Dellasega
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2002-10-01
Number of pages	272
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