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Strategies for coping with sexual assault – cognitive avoidance and desensitization to abuse

We have discussed in a previous article the phenomenon of the child victim’s adaptation and accommodation to sexual abuse (“Child […]

Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome

Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome – CSAAS was proposed by Roland C. Summit in 1983 to describe how he believed […]

Consent to sexual relations

According to Article 218 – Offenses against sexual freedom and sexual integrity – Rape of  the Penal Code, paragraph 1: […]

Dissociation in children and adolescents

Traumatic childhood experiences, such as emotional, physical and sexual abuse, are associated with the development of complex symptomatology, including dissociation, […]

What is sexual grooming?

Sexual grooming refers to the actions or behaviors of the perpetrator manifested with the conscious intention of establishing an emotional […]

Post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents

Child sexual abuse is one of the most devastating forms of traumatization, leaving a severe impact on victim’s mental health. […]

Post abuse symptomatology in the context of child hearing

Why is important to take into account about symptomatology that can be developed by minors victims as following of sexual […]

Children disclosing abuse

Sexual abuse is the most under-reported of all forms of abuse and the most difficult to ‘detect’ (compared to child […]

How memory works – relevant aspects for hearing of children victims of abuses

Knowledge of how the memory works and how the mnezic processes are affected during the traumatic events are aspects that […]

Psychological expertise of child victims of sexual abuse

If a case of sexual abuse of a minor is being investigated, the prosecuting authority may order a psychological examination […]