Psychodynamics and Treatment of Sexual Assault Victims

This paper discusses how the author's own interest in the treatment of sexual assualt victims developed and how he view the scope of this problem.

Abstract

This paper discusses (1) how my own interest in the treatment of sexual assualt victims developed and how I view the scope of this problem; (2) myths and facts about sexual assault; (3) common reactions of those who work with rape victims; (4) the rape trauma syndrome; (5) an approach to immediate and short-term treatment; and (6) the long-term effects of sexual assault and related treatment issues.