TY - JOUR PY - 1998// TI - Battling back from childhood sexual abuse and surviving the journey JO - Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services SP - 13 EP - 17 VL - 36 IS - 12 N2 - The experience of childhood sexual abuse can be so profound that it fundamentally alters one's development and personality. Avoidance, repression, denial, and rationalization are some defense mechanisms used by the victims to deal with the abuse. Nurses working with a patient with a history of childhood sexual abuse must help the patient discover his or her own personal meaning of the abuse.
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