Tsang, Vionna M. W.;
Verlinden, Eva;
van Duin, Esther M.;
Twisk, Jos W. R.;
Brilleslijper-Kater, Sonja N.;
Gigengack, Maj R.;
Verhoeff, Arnoud P.;
Lindauer, Ramón J. L.
The Amsterdam Sexual Abuse Case: What Scars did it Leave? Long-Term Course of Psychological Problems for Children Who have been Sexually Abused at a Very Young Age, and their Parents
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E-Article
Title:
The Amsterdam Sexual Abuse Case: What Scars did it Leave? Long-Term Course of Psychological Problems for Children Who have been Sexually Abused at a Very Young Age, and their Parents
Contributor:
Tsang, Vionna M. W.;
Verlinden, Eva;
van Duin, Esther M.;
Twisk, Jos W. R.;
Brilleslijper-Kater, Sonja N.;
Gigengack, Maj R.;
Verhoeff, Arnoud P.;
Lindauer, Ramón J. L.
imprint:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021
Published in:Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/s10578-020-01067-5
ISSN:
0009-398X;
1573-3327
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Longitudinal research of CSA in infancy and early childhood is scarce. The current study examined the long-term course of psychological outcomes (PTSD, dissociation and internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems) in children who were sexually abused in the early childhood. Additionally, we looked into the outcomes for their parents by assessing PTSD symptoms and negative emotional reactions towards the sexual abuse of their child. We examined the outcomes for five consecutive years in a sample of children (n = 45) who were sexually abused at a very young age (0–3) and their parents (n = 42), included in the Amsterdam Sexual Abuse Case-study. We found that outcomes following CSA in early childhood go beyond PTSD symptoms and can manifest in atypical symptoms such as behavioral problems. Parents experienced persistent PTSD in the years following CSA disclosure. CSA in very young children warrants long-term monitoring, as negative outcomes still present 8 years later.</jats:p>