Creedy D, Nizette D, Henderson K
School of Nursing, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia.
Aust N Z J Ment Health Nurs. 1998 May;7(2):67-73.
Women who are victims of prolonged childhood sexual abuse involving penetration, and physical and emotional abuse are more likely to develop major psychiatric distress. These survivors may use defence mechanisms to block out the past, and their distress may only come to the attention of health professionals at times of crisis. However, health practitioners do not routinely assess for a history of sexual abuse. This state of affairs is compounded by limited research on survivors of childhood sexual abuse and a readiness to label them with adult psychopathology. Such labels result from a failure to listen and from a willingness to blame, processes replicated from the dominant culture.
长期遭受涉及性侵犯以及身体和情感虐待的童年性虐待的女性更有可能出现严重的精神困扰。这些幸存者可能会使用防御机制来屏蔽过去，而她们的困扰可能只会在危机时刻才会引起健康专业人员的注意。然而，健康从业者通常不会对性虐待史进行评估。对童年性虐待幸存者的研究有限，且倾向于用成人精神病理学对他们进行归类，这使得情况更加复杂。这些归类源于倾听的失败和指责的意愿，这些过程是从主流文化中复制而来的。
