POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS IN MOTHERS FOLLOWING CHILDREN'S REPORTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE: An Exploratory Study

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder were assessed in mothers whose children were seen subsequent to alleged sexual abuse. Stress symptoms were commonly found among these women following the reports of abuse. Mothers who had themselves been sexually abused as children exhibited significantly m...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1996-07, Vol.66 (3), p.463-467
Main Authors: Timmons-Mitchell, Jane, Chandler-Holtz, Dawn, Semple, William E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Allegations
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child Sexual Abuse
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Mental stress
Middle Aged
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
Parent Child Relations
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatry
Sexual Abuse
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Symptoms
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Summary:Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder were assessed in mothers whose children were seen subsequent to alleged sexual abuse. Stress symptoms were commonly found among these women following the reports of abuse. Mothers who had themselves been sexually abused as children exhibited significantly more stress symptoms than did those who had not experienced such abuse in childhood.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/h0080196