@article{ref1,
title="In their own voices: women who were sexually abused by members of the clergy",
journal="Journal of child sexual abuse",
year="2008",
author="Flynn, Kathryn A.",
volume="17",
number="3-4",
pages="216-237",
abstract="Women remain perhaps the forgotten majority of persons to survive clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse. The impact of this abuse of women has been largely overlooked. Through a qualitative exploration of narratives from semistructured interviews of 25 women sexually abused by clergy (18 as adults and 7 as children), this study examined how the women experienced symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Consideration is given to clergy-specific factors related to CPSA. Other considerations included intensified captivity experiences for many and extreme isolation related to nonexistent &quot;contexts&quot; for validation and support. A change in personal spirituality among many subjects from structured traditional religious practice to spirituality strongly dependent on interpersonal and relational factors is also considered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8712",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}