TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute Sexual Assault in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population
AU - Trotman, Gylynthia E.
AU - Young-Anderson, Christian
AU - Deye, Katherine P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Children and adolescents are at high risk for sexual assault. Early medical and mental health evaluation by professionals with advanced training in sexual victimization is imperative to assure appropriate assessment, forensic evidence collection, and follow-up. Moreover, continued research and outreach programs are needed for the development of preventative strategies that focus on this vulnerable population. In this review we highlight key concepts for assessment and include a discussion of risk factors, disclosure, sequelae, follow-up, and prevention.
AB - Children and adolescents are at high risk for sexual assault. Early medical and mental health evaluation by professionals with advanced training in sexual victimization is imperative to assure appropriate assessment, forensic evidence collection, and follow-up. Moreover, continued research and outreach programs are needed for the development of preventative strategies that focus on this vulnerable population. In this review we highlight key concepts for assessment and include a discussion of risk factors, disclosure, sequelae, follow-up, and prevention.
KW - Anogenital injury
KW - Forensic examination
KW - HIV postexposure prophylaxis
KW - Sexual assault
KW - Sexually transmitted infections
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84983196128&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.05.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.05.001
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 26702774
AN - SCOPUS:84983196128
SN - 1083-3188
VL - 29
SP - 518
EP - 526
JO - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
JF - Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
IS - 6
ER -