RAPE AND THE TRAUMA OF INADEQUATE CARE

• NCJ Number: 32064
• Journal: Campus Law Enforcement Journal Volume: 5 Issue: 6 Dated: (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1975) Pages: 20-24
• Author(s): M S Welch
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of College and University Security Directors
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SUGGESTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE AND NON-TRAUMATIC TREATMENT OF RAPE VICTIMS BY HOSPITAL WORKERS AND PHYSICIANS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES WAYS TO APPROACH TREATMENT AND QUESTIONING OF RAPE VICTIMS WITHOUT HEIGHTENING THE SENSE OF GUILT AND DEGRADATION THEY MAY ALREADY FEEL. SPECIFIC IN-HOSPITAL AND FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT PRACTICES ALREADY IN USE TO RELIEVE THE VICTIM'S EMOTIONAL STRESS ARE REVIEWED AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS TO MODIFY SOME PRESENT AREAS OF TREATMENT WHICH ARE NOT HELPFUL.