@article{ref1,
title="Secondary victimization of rape victims: insights from mental health professionals who treat survivors of violence",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="1999",
author="Campbell, Ruth and Raja, Samina",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="261-275",
abstract="Rape victims may turn to the legal, medical, and mental health systems for assistance, but there is a growing body of literature indicating that many survivors are denied help by these agencies. What help victims do receive often leaves them feeling revictimized. These negative experiences have been termed &quot;the second rape&quot; or &quot;secondary victimization.&quot; If indeed secondary victimization occurs, then these issues may be raised in rape survivors' mental health treatment. In the current study, probability sampling was used to survey a representative sample of licensed mental health professionals about the extent to which they believe rape victims are &quot;re-raped&quot; in their interactions with social system personnel. Most therapists believed that some community professionals engage in harmful behaviors that are detrimental to rape survivors' psychological well-being. Implications for future research on secondary victimization are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}