Mezey G C, Taylor P J
London Hospital, Whitechapel.
Br J Psychiatry. 1988 Mar;152:330-9. doi: 10.1192/bjp.152.3.330.
Twelve women, reporting rape to the police, were interviewed on three occasions over a 4-month period. Their psychological and behavioural experiences, during that time, were compared with those of 12 controls: women who were attending a Family Planning Clinic and without a history of such trauma, and small numbers of victims of non-sexual assault. All victims showed, initially, high levels of distress or some psychopathology but only the rape victims were reliable in attending follow-up appointments. In all but one case the acute, intense symptoms of distress resolved, but other substantial changes in lifestyle had taken place. The particular difficulties in counselling and research in this area were highlighted by this pilot work. Would-be counsellors should be cautious about taking on this kind of work unless considerable practical and emotional support is available to them.
12名向警方报案称遭强奸的女性在4个月的时间里接受了3次访谈。在此期间，将她们的心理和行为经历与12名对照者进行了比较：这些对照者是前往计划生育诊所就诊且无此类创伤史的女性，以及少量非性侵犯的受害者。所有受害者最初都表现出高度的痛苦或某种精神病理学症状，但只有强奸受害者能可靠地前来参加后续预约。除了1例之外，所有急性、强烈的痛苦症状都得到了解决，但生活方式发生了其他重大变化。这项试点工作凸显了该领域咨询和研究中的特殊困难。准咨询师在承担这类工作时应谨慎，除非他们能获得大量实际和情感上的支持。
