ERIC Number: EJ849271
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 16
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Social and Emotional Outcomes of Child Sexual Abuse: A Clinical Sample in Turkey
Ozbaran, Burcu; Erermis, Serpil; Bukusoglu, Nagehan; Bildik, Tezan; Tamar, Muge; Ercan, Eyyup Sabri; Aydin, Cahide; Cetin, Saniye Korkmaz
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v24 n9 p1478-1493 2009
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. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatry, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Social Development, Emotional Response, Emotional Development, Mental Disorders, Adjustment (to Environment), Interviews, Anxiety, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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