Erschienen in:
06.02.2022 | Invited Commentary
The need for meaningful support following exposure to sexual assault
verfasst von:
Jill R. McTavish, Harriet L. MacMillan
Erschienen in:
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
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Ausgabe 12/2023
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Excerpt
Clarke et al.’s [
1] United Kingdom (UK)-based longitudinal study on adolescents’ medium-term health and social outcomes following sexual assault is an important contribution to the field, as it indicates the serious effects of sexual assault on adolescents’ lives and the longer term processes needed for support following this exposure. For the baseline study, adolescents (ages 13–17 years) were recruited within 6 weeks of a sexual assault [
2]. Clarke et al.’s [
1] follow-up study at 13–15 months (12–14 months post-recruitment, study end) showed a high number of adolescents remained at risk for depressive, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) (54%, 59%, and 72%, respectively). …