Citation

Krug RS. Child Abuse Negl. 1989; 13(1): 111-119.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City 73190.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2706553

Abstract

Sexual abuse of male children by their mothers is rarely reported. However, it may not be as rare as commonly believed. Eight case histories are presented which exemplify mothers' sexual abuse of their sons to satisfy the mothers' own needs. In no case was the mother psychotic. In seven cases the mother began the seduction and sexual abuse while the son was prepubescent and continued until at least early adolescence. As adults, each of these sons experienced difficulty maintaining an intimate emotional and sexual relationship with one person, and most presented with some degree of depression. Substance abuse was present in five of eight cases.

Language: en