@article{ref1,
title="Psychopathology after rape",
journal="American journal of psychiatry",
year="2004",
author="Faravelli, C. and Giugni, Alice and Salvatori, Stefano and Ricca, Valdo",
volume="161",
number="8",
pages="1483-1485",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the psychopathological consequences of a single rape occurring in adult women. METHOD: The psychiatric symptoms reported by 40 women who were victims of rape during the previous 9 months as decided by a court of law were compared with the symptoms of 32 women who underwent severe, nonsexual, life-threatening events (car accidents, physical attacks, or robberies). None of the raped women had experienced previous sexual abuse during childhood or adolescence. RESULTS: The raped women showed a significantly greater prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as sexual, eating, and mood disorders. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that the psychopathological consequences of a rape could be specific and may warrant particular attention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-953X",
doi="10.1176/appi.ajp.161.8.1483",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.161.8.1483"
}