TY - JOUR PY - 1989// TI - Long-term effects of sibling incest JO - Journal of clinical psychiatry A1 - Daie, N. A1 - Witztum, Eliezer A1 - Eleff, M. SP - 428 EP - 431 VL - 50 IS - 11 N2 - Although sexual abuse of children is recognized as a serious problem, sibling incest has received relatively little attention. A distinction has been made between power-oriented sibling incest and nurturance-oriented incest. The authors review the relevant literature and present four clinical examples. The cases illustrate the broad range of sibling incest and demonstrate its effects, including the long-term consequences for the perpetrator. Lasting difficulties in establishing and maintaining close relationships, especially sexual ones, are prominent features of each case. Without denying the occurrences of benign sex-play between siblings, the authors emphasize exploitation and abuse as pathogenic aspects of sibling incest.

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