@article{ref1,
title="[Chronic health problems after rape]",
journal="Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening",
year="1991",
author="Bang, L.",
volume="111",
number="20",
pages="2525-2529",
abstract="A questionnaire examination was conducted of a sample of 168 well-educated women who suffered rape on average 13 years ago. A retrospective survey was made of acute and chronic symptoms. Physical symptoms were reported by 44% of the sample, mental symptoms by 98% and social symptoms by 79%. 11% have attempted suicide, and 19% report excessive use of alcohol and/or medicines. The symptoms are of a category which, when presented to doctors, might be diagnosed as &quot;unspecified symptoms&quot;. Only 17 women (10%) sought treatment immediately after the rape. Half of these were referred by the police. Three of these women felt that their needs were met by the health services. As a result of their experience of untreated rape trauma, six out of ten women in the sample would now seek specified treatment if raped again.<p /><p>Language: no</p>",
language="no",
issn="0029-2001",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}