@article{ref1,
title="The Persistence of Shame Following Sexual Abuse: A Longitudinal Look at Risk and Recovery",
journal="Child maltreatment",
year="2005",
author="Feiring, Candice and Taska, LS",
volume="10",
number="4",
pages="337-349",
abstract="This study investigated persistence in abuse-related shame during a 6-year period. One-hundred-eighteen sexually abused youth were interviewed at the time of discovery, and again both 1 and 6 years later. Individuals high in shame 1 year following discovery were especially at risk for persistently high levels of shame 6 years later. Youth with high shame for the abuse at 1 and 6 years were the most likely to report clinically significant levels of intrusive recollections at 6 years. Persistent shame may explain failure to process the abuse and the maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. The findings from this longitudinal study suggest that shame as a consequence of childhood sexual abuse should be a focus of treatment.<p />",
language="",
issn="1077-5595",
doi="10.1177/1077559505276686",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559505276686"
}