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Sexual trauma therapy is medical and psychological interventions provided to survivors of sexual violence aiming to treat their physical injuries and cope with mental trauma caused by the event. Examples of sexual violence include any acts of unwanted sexual actions like sexual harassment , groping , rape , and circulation of sexual content ...
[26] [55] [73] [74] In a 1998 review of related literature, Martin and Fleming state "The hypothesis advanced in this paper is that, in most cases, the fundamental damage inflicted by child sexual abuse is due to the child's developing capacities for trust, intimacy, agency and sexuality, and that many of the mental health problems of adult ...
A study of adolescents in Ethiopia found that among those who reported being raped, 17% became pregnant after the rape, [7] a figure which is similar to the 15–18% reported by rape crisis centers in Mexico. [8] [9] Experience of coerced sex at an early age reduces a woman's ability to see her sexuality as something over which she has control.
Hundreds of childhood sex abuse survivors seized the opportunity and filed civil lawsuits filled with tragic stories of religious leaders, coaches and club volunteers grooming, groping or raping them.
Advocates and attorneys who handle child sex abuse cases say they hope the federal legislation will keep pressure on states to align their laws with the latest science and open new avenues to justice.
In the 1980s, Donald G. Dutton and Susan L. Painter explored the concept of traumatic bonding theory in the context of abusive relationships and domestic violence. [2] [12] This work was then further studied in the contexts of parent-child relationships, sexual exploitation, and more.
Officially reversing a controversial March ruling, Louisiana’s highest court Wednesday gave childhood victims of sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits. The state Supreme ...
Child sexual abuse (CSA) can involve molestation by one or more caregivers or close relatives. [5] While physical and emotional abuse during childhood is present in the context of BTT, research has found that CSA leads to more significant disruption in capacities and is more characteristic of a substantial violation of human ethics. [6]