Citation

Güven ŞT, Dalgiç Aİ, Erkol Z. J. Psychosoc. Nurs. Ment. Health Serv. 2018; 56(2): 37-43.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Healio)

DOI

10.3928/02793695-20170929-04

PMID

28990638

Abstract

The current descriptive analysis sought to identify the emotional and psychosocial problems experienced by children who have been sexually abused. Of 518 children with a history of sexual abuse who applied to the Child Protection Center, 443 were included in the study. Approximately 71.6% of children were subject to sexual abuse entailing penetration, whereas 69% were subject to sexual abuse not entailing penetration. After-effects reported included despair (46.5%), fear of reoccurrence of the incident (52.8%), distrust of others (36.8%), difficulty sleeping (32.7%), negative expectations about the future (32.1%), and self-blame (31.1%). Nurses have crucial roles and functions in the protection, improvement, treatment, and rehabilitation of the health of children who have been sexually abused. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(x), xx-xx.].

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