Traumatic sexual incidents may cause serious mental health problems in the years after the events, new research has shown. Using a unique investigative method, researchers examined the mental health of women who had visited rape crisis centers -- and it showed that sexual trauma plays a role in the development of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
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June 17, 2010
Sexual trauma may spark mental health problems
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January 27, 2010
The Influence Of Psychiatric Comorbidities And Sexual Trauma On Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Female Veterans
UroToday.com - Psychosocial conditions including depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have been identified as risk factors for overactive bladder and incontinence. Could psychosocial factors and emotional influences play a role in the production or perception of lower urinary tract symptoms? Davilla has reported that 72% of sexual abuse survivors reported incontinence vs...
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October 21, 2009
Association Between Psychiatric Disorders, Sexual Trauma And Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma have all been implicated as risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder. The exact nature of these associations is unknown.
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June 1, 2009
Sexual trauma and bulimia nervosa: Possible mechanisms of action and new data
by Sarah Fischer, Ph.D. Whenever I read about a consistent association between two types of psychopathology, such as bulimia nervosa (BN) and substance abuse, for example, I always wonder "Why?" The ‘Why' question is what really drives my interest in...
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May 22, 2009
Rape by fellow soldier took emotional toll (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Like many female troops who experience sexual trauma, Jennifer Wells did not file a complaint when she was assaulted in Iraq. She worried if she reported the attack she'd be sent home and it would hurt her career.
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