Avina Claudia, O'Donohue William
Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno 89557, USA.
J Trauma Stress. 2002 Feb;15(1):69-75. doi: 10.1023/A:1014387429057.
Sexual harassment has become a major social, legal, and mental health problem because of its high prevalence and its negative consequences for victims. These consequences can include decreased productivity, loss of job, decreased income, and impaired psychological and physical well-being. Despite evidence from empirical studies that victims often exhibit posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, some have argued that sexual harassment does not constitute legitimate trauma. We argue that many forms of sexual harassment meet the diagnostic Criteria A1 and A2 of PTSD. Finally, the DSM-IV trauma criterion is explicated, and its relationship with sexual harassment and its effects are discussed.
由于性骚扰的高发生率及其对受害者的负面影响，它已成为一个主要的社会、法律和心理健康问题。这些后果可能包括生产力下降、失业、收入减少以及心理和身体健康受损。尽管实证研究表明受害者经常表现出创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状，但一些人认为性骚扰不构成合法的创伤。我们认为，许多形式的性骚扰符合PTSD的诊断标准A1和A2。最后，阐述了《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第四版（DSM-IV）的创伤标准，并讨论了它与性骚扰及其影响的关系。
