The psychiatric histories and projective test responses of 102 sexually abused girls (ages 5 to 16) were examined to determine if some particular characteristics of sexual abuse were reliably associated with more serious impairment. Characteristics of abuse significantly associated with greater psychological disturbance were: more than one perpetrator, an early age of abuse onset (before age 7 or 8), and periods of intense and frequent abuse episodes (more than 3 or 4 times per month). What enhanced the child's capacity to recover was the presence of a relatively stable two-parent household. Implications for prognosis and treatment are discussed.
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Univ Minnesota, Dept Family Med & Community Hlth, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USAUniv Minnesota, Dept Family Med & Community Hlth, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
Zink, Therese
Klesges, Lisa
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St Jude Childrens Hosp, Memphis, TN 38105 USAUniv Minnesota, Dept Family Med & Community Hlth, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
Klesges, Lisa
Stevens, Susanna
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Mayo Clin, Div Biostat, Rochester, MN USAUniv Minnesota, Dept Family Med & Community Hlth, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
Stevens, Susanna
Decker, Paul
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