Child sexual abuse, disclosure and PTSD: A systematic and critical review

JR McTavish, I Sverdlichenko, HL MacMillan… - Child abuse & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a prevalent exposure with potentially serious,
negative health consequences, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its …

Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy: The role of caregivers

EJ Brown, JA Cohen, AP Mannarino - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Childhood trauma exposure is unfortunately common and is associated with the
development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as a number of other serious …

Parents' experiences of their child's disclosure of child sexual abuse

R McElvaney, E Nixon - Family Process, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A child's disclosure of sexual victimization is a difficult experience for parents and has been
associated with traumatization, disbelief, denial, self‐blame, and clinical difficulties. To date …

Caregiver behaviors and child distress in trauma narration and processing sessions of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT)

CA Canale, AM Hayes, C Yasinski, DJ Grasso, C Webb… - Behavior Therapy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an effective treatment
for children impacted by trauma, and non-offending caregivers play an important role in this …

'They Wouldn't Believe Me': Giving a Voice to British South Asian Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

AK Gill, H Begum - The British Journal of Criminology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract British South Asian male child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors face a twofold
problem: lack of research on this phenomenon and limited service provision. First, male CSA …

Maternal emotional support following the disclosure of child sexual abuse: A qualitative study

A McCarthy, M Cyr, M Fernet… - Journal of child sexual …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Non-offending maternal (NOM) support is considered one of the most important protective
factors in facilitating better victim adjustment following the disclosure of child sexual abuse …

Maternal history of child sexual abuse and maladaptive outcomes in sexually abused children: the role of maternal mental health

R Langevin, M Hébert, A Kern - Journal of interpersonal …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The effects of child sexual abuse (CSA) have been found to surpass generations as
maternal history of CSA is associated with increased difficulties in sexually abused children …

Dialectical behavior therapy with prolonged exposure for adolescents: Rationale and review of the research

CM Lang, AJ Edwards, MA Mittler… - Cognitive and Behavioral …, 2018 - Elsevier
Among adolescents, interpersonal trauma has been associated with severe post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and impairments across multiple domains of functioning (eg, Derosa …

Does maternal support mediate or moderate the relationship between sexual abuse severity and children's PTSD symptoms?

R Wamser-Nanney, JC Sager… - Journal of child sexual …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Maternal support and abuse severity are often considered to be vital factors in predicting
children's functioning following childhood sexual abuse (CSA); however, much of the prior …

The relationship between social dominance orientation and child sexual abuse credibility assessment

R Alcantara, KM Shortway… - Journal of child sexual …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Allegations of child sexual abuse (CSA) across various contexts have often been denied or
ignored by a multitude of people, including those who do not personally know the alleged …