The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships

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  • RAY NAAR Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/47wejz38

Keywords:

Exploitive Relationships

Abstract

I finished reading The Betrayal Bond with mixed feelings, the overriding one being true enjoyment. My enjoyment came from reading something interesting, from learning things that I did not know, and from my relief at not having had to exert myself in the process. I did feel a twinge of discomfort at some statements that were discordant and that detracted from an otherwise humane, logical, and compassionate book. I also experienced a sense of disappointment because I believe that the author should have aimed the book at
a totally different audience.

References

Carnes, Patrick J. (1997). The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships. Deerfield Beach, FL.: Health Communications.

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Published

2026-01-23

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Vol. 52 No. 3 (1999): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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Book Reviews

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