The Physician's Role in Management of Victims of Sex Offenders

摘要: Most victims of sex offenses are not seen by psychiatrists, and the only medical treatment they receive is administered family physician. Victims offenders may be adult women or male female children. Sexual molestation invariably produces disruptions in psychological equilibrium. While many able to resume normal patterns life without difficulty, others develop symptoms which extremely distressing tenacious. The alert physician through careful history-taking examination can identify those people who likely require additional care. He then has opportunity treat these himself make appropriate referrals psychiatrists community agencies. willingness deal directly with problems lead significant benefits patient.