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Beyond sexual abuse: Enhancing GPs' responses

Author: WestCASA

Tags: Medical Information

The booklet aims to enhance GP's responses to adult survivors of child sexual abuse. It covers myths and realities of sexual assault, assessing your patient, long term effects of sexual assault, continuing care and useful tips.

Contents

• Introduction
• What is sexual abuse?
• Myths and realities
• Summary of the long term effects of child sexual assault
• Assessing your patient
• Examples of how to ask about child sexual abuse
• Statistics on sexual abuse
• Responding to a disclosure
• Continuing care - the role of the GP
• Useful tips
• References