@article{ref1,
title="Clinical effects of sexual abuse on people with learning disability: critical literature review",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2003",
author="Sequeira, Heather and Hollins, Sheila",
volume="182",
number="",
pages="13-19",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There are few publications concerning the psychological reactions of people with learning disabilities to sexual abuse. Most significantly, there are no controlled studies and few which demonstrate a systematic approach to documenting the sequelae of trauma. AIMS: To critically review the published research in this field. METHOD: A literature search in peer-reviewed psychiatry, psychology, nursing and social care journals for the years 1974 to 2001 was conducted and 25 studies were reviewed. RESULTS: Several studies suggest that, following sexual abuse, people with learning disabilities may experience a range of psychopathology similar to that experienced by adults and children in the general population. However, because of methodological limitations, these results are not conclusive. CONCLUSIONS: Whether people with learning disabilities experience reactions to sexual abuse similar to the general population has yet to be explored by systematic research.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}