@article{ref1,
title="Do trials of perpetrators retraumatize crime victims?",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2004",
author="Orth, Ulrich and Maercker, Andreas",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="212-227",
abstract="Attendance at trials of perpetrators could be retraumatizing for crime victims suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. To investigate this hypothesis, two studies were conducted in which retraumatization was defined as a significant increase in posttraumatic stress reactions. A cross-sectional study of 137 victims of rape and nonsexual assault revealed that trial variables do virtually not predict posttraumatic stress reactionsat a time several years after trial. A longitudinal study of 31 victims of rape and nonsexual assault revealed intraindividual stability of posttraumatic stress reactions for the time interval from a few weeks before the trial to a few weeks after the trial; in addition, interindividual stability was high. The results of both studies do not support the retraumatization hypothesis, which should therefore be used with caution.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260503260326",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260503260326"
}