A Public Health Program for Sexually Assaulted Females

Abstract

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Sexual Violence, Bodily Pain, and Trauma: A History

“…Medical services continued to side-line the psychological effects of rape for victims. According to Index Medicine between 1957 and 1966, no public health journal contained articles on rape (Hayman et al, 1967: 503–4). A search of 381,000 citations between 1963 and 1966 in the National Library of Medicine found only 33 for ‘rape’, most of which were clinical or dealt with medico-legal aspects (Hayman et al, 1967: 503).…”

“…A search of 381,000 citations between 1963 and 1966 in the National Library of Medicine found only 33 for ‘rape’, most of which were clinical or dealt with medico-legal aspects (Hayman et al, 1967: 503). According to an American study carried out in the early 1960s, health departments in areas with the highest rates of sexual assault had no programmes in place to provide ‘emergency care’ or ‘follow-up assistance’ to rape victims (Hayman et al, 1967: 503-4). The extent of the dearth of attention to the psychological was revealed in 1974 when a distinguished panel of physicians, hospital administrators, and other medical personnel met to discuss ‘alleged rape’.…”

“…According to Index Medicine between 1957 and 1966, no public health journal contained articles on rape (Hayman et al, 1967: 503–4). A search of 381,000 citations between 1963 and 1966 in the National Library of Medicine found only 33 for ‘rape’, most of which were clinical or dealt with medico-legal aspects (Hayman et al, 1967: 503). According to an American study carried out in the early 1960s, health departments in areas with the highest rates of sexual assault had no programmes in place to provide ‘emergency care’ or ‘follow-up assistance’ to rape victims (Hayman et al, 1967: 503–4).…”

Βιασμος: Θεωρητικη Και Εμπειρικη Προσεγγιση Των Παραγοντων Αναφορας Του Στην Αστυνομια

“…αλλαγή κατοικίας, εργασίας, φίλων, κ.λπ.) 597 Scheppele (1980): There ought to be a law: Women's definitions and legal definitions of sexual assault. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York.…”