Citation

Darves-Bornoz JM, Berger C, Degiovanni A, Gaillard P, Lépine JP. J. Trauma. Stress 1999; 12(4): 613-623.

Affiliation

Clinique Psychiatrique Universitaire, Hôpital Universitaire, Tours, France. darves-bornoz@wanadoo.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1023/A:1024713017052

PMID

10646180

Abstract

Clinicians are familiar with the life and psychological difficulties of incest victims, but their observations often are refuted as being retrospective and unsystematic. We aimed to ascertain similarities and differences between incestuous rape and nonincestuous rape. One hundred and two victims consulting a French forensic center were interviewed in a systematic follow-up study over 6 months using structured interview schedules. Stepwise logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, and characteristics of the trauma showed that posttraumatic stress disorder, dissociative disorders, agoraphobia, and low self-esteem were overrepresented in the incest-rape group compared to the nonincest-rape group.

Language: en