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The experience of sexual trauma

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Roth, S; Lebowitz, L
Published in: Journal of Traumatic Stress
January 1, 1988

The present research was designed to describe women's experience of sexual trauma and its aftermath as it relates to difficulties in coping with the trauma. A small, but heterogeneous, sample of survivors seeking treatment was interviewed in an unstructured format and encouraged to present their story of what had happened and what it had meant to them. The definition and examples of 14 themes are presented. They provide evidence that sexual trauma confronts the individual with affects and meanings which are extremely difficult to manage and which may have long-term effects. The themes are discussed in reference to general psychological processes involved in the response to acute stress, the cultural context of sexual trauma, and the implications for the psychotherapeutic treatment of sexual trauma victims. © 1988 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

DOI

EISSN

1573-6598

ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

January 1, 1988

Volume

1

Issue

1

Start / End Page

79 / 107

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Roth, S., & Lebowitz, L. (1988). The experience of sexual trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 1(1), 79–107. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974907
Roth, S., and L. Lebowitz. “The experience of sexual trauma.” Journal of Traumatic Stress 1, no. 1 (January 1, 1988): 79–107. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974907.
Roth S, Lebowitz L. The experience of sexual trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 1988 Jan 1;1(1):79–107.
Roth, S., and L. Lebowitz. “The experience of sexual trauma.” Journal of Traumatic Stress, vol. 1, no. 1, Jan. 1988, pp. 79–107. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF00974907.
Roth S, Lebowitz L. The experience of sexual trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 1988 Jan 1;1(1):79–107.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Traumatic Stress

DOI

EISSN

1573-6598

ISSN

0894-9867

Publication Date

January 1, 1988

Volume

1

Issue

1

Start / End Page

79 / 107

Related Subject Headings

  • Psychiatry
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology