Social and Emotional Outcomes of Child Sexual Abuse

Childhood sexual abuse is a traumatic life event that may cause psychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. During 2003-2004, 20 sexually abused children were referred to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic of Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. Two years later, t...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2009-09, Vol.24 (9), p.1478-1493
Main Authors: Ozbaran, Burcu, Erermis, Serpil, Bukusoglu, Nagehan, Bildik, Tezan, Tamar, Muge, Ercan, Eyyup Sabri, Aydin, Cahide, Cetin, Saniye Korkmaz
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Language:English
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Child Sexual Abuse
Children
Mental Illness
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Turkey
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Summary:Childhood sexual abuse is a traumatic life event that may cause psychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. During 2003-2004, 20 sexually abused children were referred to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic of Ege University in Izmir, Turkey. Two years later, the psychological adjustment of these children (M age = 9.4 years, SD = 3.63 years, range = 5 to 16 years) is evaluated. Semistructured interviews, a form for the sociodemographic characteristics, are used for evaluations by a child psychiatrist who is blind to the first evaluation. It is determined that sexually abused children have more psychiatric disorders within the first year than 2 years later. However, some behavior problems occur at both short-term and long-term follow-ups. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright holder.]
ISSN:0886-2605
DOI:10.1177/0886260508323663