Filial therapy with nonoffending parents of children who have been sexually abused.

How Pediatricians Can Deal with Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused by Family Members

The present paper discusses children who have been the victims of sexual abuse in their own family. It focuses on the special role of pediatricians and medical staff in identifying such children and providing them with initial assistance by reporting the situation to the authorities. The first part of the paper surveys the short- and long-term effects of childhood sexual abuse, including the ph...

Guidelines for medical care of children who may have been sexually abused.

BACKGROUND Children who may have been sexually abused are examined in many different settings by medical providers with variable levels of education and experience in this special area of practice. Therefore, there is a need for a consistent evidence-based approach that is agreed upon by medical experts. OBJECTIVES To develop and provide guidelines and recommendations for performing and inter...

Trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy reduces PTSD more effectively than child centred therapy in children who have been sexually abused.

Review: psychological therapies can improve psychological symptoms in children who have been sexually abused.

Ramchandani P, Jones DPH. Treating psychological symptoms in sexually abused children: from research findings to service provision. Br J Psychiatry 2003;183:484–90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Music therapy with sexually abused children.

Music is part of everyday life, and is generally regarded as therapeutic. There is increasing interdisciplinary interest in innate human musicality and the link between music and the emotions. Innate musicality is evident in the dynamic forms of emotional expression that both regulate and cultivate the foundations of meaning in human communication (intersubjectivity). This article discusses mus...