Ten-year research update review: Child sexual abuse

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dc.contributor.authorPutnam, F. W.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-15T14:19:56Z
dc.date.available2015-05-15T14:19:56Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractObjective: To provide clinicians with current information on prevalence, risk factors, outcomes, treatment, and prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA). To examine the best-documented examples of psychopathology attributable to CSA. Method: Computer literature searches of Medline and PSYCInfo for key words. All English-language articles published after 1989 containing empirical data pertaining to CSA were reviewed. Results: CSA constitutes approximately 10% of officially substantiated child maltreatment cases, numbering approximately 88,000 in 2000. Adjusted prevalence rates are 16.8% and 7.9% for adult women and men, respectively. Risk factors include gender, age, disabilities, and parental dysfunction. A range of symptoms and disorders has been associated with CSA, but depression in adults and sexualized behaviors in children are the best-documented outcomes. To date, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) of the child and a nonoffending parent is the most effective treatment. Prevention efforts have focused on child education to increase awareness and home visitation to decrease risk factors. Conclusions: CSA is a significant risk factor for psychopathology, especially depression and substance abuse. Preliminary research indicates that CBT is effective for some symptoms, but longitudinal follow-up and large-scale “effectiveness” studies are needed. Prevention programs have promise, but evaluations to date are limited. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationPutnam, F. W. (2003). Ten-year research update review: Child sexual abuse. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 42(3), 269-278.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.460.3497&rep=rep1&type=pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2238
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatryen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectsexualized behavioren_US
dc.subjectliterature reviewen_US
dc.titleTen-year research update review: Child sexual abuseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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