TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - To tell or not to tell
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Carretta, Carrie M.
A1  - Burgess, Ann W.
A1  - DeMarco, Rosanna
SP  - 1499
EP  - 1518
VL  - 22
IS  - 13
N2  - The underreporting of rape is well known; however, there is less information on women who fail to disclose to anyone. This online study suggests that 24% of 242 women who were non-disclosing compared with those who had disclosed were significantly less likely to seek treatment for emotional injuries. Also, almost two thirds of non-disclosing women believed the abuse was their fault versus 39.1% of women with prior disclosure. Of clinical interest is that regardless of disclosure pattern, there was no significant difference in reports of depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder, and the majority of respondents endorsed support for online counseling over telephone or individual contact.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801215627507
ID  - ref1
ER  -