Relationship of Long Term Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse to Identity of the Offender

Sexual abuse is defined as the involvement of children and adolescents in sexual activities they do not fully comprehend and to which they do not freely consent. The long term effects of these violations of children have been described clinically. This study was initiated to demonstrate differences in emotional distress experienced by childhood victims of sexual abuse and their non-abused counterparts. Clinical records of 311 women were reviewed following termination from psychotherapy. Fifteen (15%) percent of the women indicated that they had been abused by a father, brother, grandfather, stepfather, friend, or stranger

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• The Long-Term Sequelae of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Women

  Open Access•Debra A Neumann, Beth M Houskamp et al.•Child Maltreatment•1996

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• The Relationships Between Childhood Sexual Abuse, Social Anxiety, and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Women

  Open Access•Margaret M Feerick, Kyle Snow et al.•Journal of Family Violence•2005

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