Description of an early intervention to prevent substance abuse and psychopathology in recent rape victims - PubMed (original) (raw)

Description of an early intervention to prevent substance abuse and psychopathology in recent rape victims

Heidi Resnick et al. Behav Modif. 2005 Jan.

Abstract

Approximately 683,000 adult women are raped each year. Only one in seven of these victims report the assault to police and receive forensic exams and other professional services. For many rape victims, this may be the only professional contact with service providers; however these services are typically limited to evidence collection and prophylactic STD treatment. Yet this exam also presents a unique opportunity for a preventive intervention to help prepare women to cope with potential stress related to rape-exam procedures and to address potential post rape psycho-pathology. This article reviews psychological interventions for trauma victims used in the acute post rape time frame and provides data from an ongoing clinical trial that evaluates delivery of a preventive intervention for victims presenting for forensic rape exams.

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