Behavior Therapy in the Treatment of Rape Victims

摘要: Although rape is a relatively infrequent phenomenon and the treatment of victims, therefore, rare clinical problem, it deserves special consideration in book such as this one. Because sexual assault may well be best model currently available for an acute, unexpected life stress, issues relevant to trauma have applicability wide variety other traumatic reactions. Furthermore, although experienced by few women, number reasonably well-documented descriptive reports (Bart, 1975; Burgess & Holmstrom, 1979a; Queen’s Bench Foundation, 1975) suggested that, untreated victim, difficulties subsequent persist many years interfere with functioning areas.