Cancer treatment experiences among survivors of childhood sexual abuse: A qualitative investigation of triggers and reactions to cumulative trauma

Objective: Some 25% of women and 8% of men in the United States have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA) before the age of 18. For these individuals, healthcare visits and interactions can be retraumatizing due to perceived similarities to past abuse (e.g., pain, undressing, lack of control). H...

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Main Authors: Dillon, M.J (Author), Goldsmith, R.E (Author), Montgomery, G.H (Author), Schnur, J.B (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018
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