Social and Emotional Outcomes of Child Sexual Abuse: A Clinical Sample in Turkey

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
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abused children
Adjustment
Adjustment (to Environment)
Adolescent
Adolescents
Aggression
Aggression - psychology
Antisocial Behavior
Anxiety
Behavior disorders
Behavior Problems
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual - diagnosis
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child Behavior - psychology
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child Behavior Disorders - etiology
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child psychology
Child sexual abuse
Childhood
Children & youth
Demographics
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - diagnosis
Depression - etiology
Emotional Development
Emotional Response
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Foreign Countries
Humans
Interviews
Male
Mental depression
Mental Disorders
Personality Development
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatry
Sex crimes
Sexual Abuse
Social Adjustment
Social Development
Sociodemographics
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Trauma
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.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260508323663