TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Responding to delayed disclosure of sexual assault in health settings: a systematic review
JO  - Trauma, violence, and abuse
A1  - Lanthier, Stephanie
A1  - Du Mont, Janice
A1  - Mason, Robin
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Few adolescent and adult women seek out formal support services in the acute period (7 days or less) following a sexual assault. Instead, many women choose to disclose weeks, months, or even years later. This delayed disclosure may be challenging to support workers, including those in health-care settings, who lack the knowledge and skills to respond effectively. We conducted a systematic literature review of health-care providers' responses to delayed disclosure by adolescent and adult female sexual assault survivors. Our primary objective was to determine how health-care providers can respond appropriately when presented with a delayed sexual assault disclosure in their practice. Arising out of this analysis, a secondary objective was to document recommendations from the articles for health-care providers on how to create an environment conducive to disclosing and support disclosure in their practice. These recommendations for providing an appropriate response and supporting disclosure are summarized.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1524-8380
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1524838016659484
ID  - ref1
ER  -