Physical effects
The physical health impact of childhood sexual abuse is a growing area of research.
It recognises that many survivors are troubled by poor physical health, with both medically “explained” and “unexplained” symptoms, and both of these are reflected in these examples of research papers.
- Medically unexplained symptoms, Nelson [MS PowerPoint 76k]
- CSA history and health, Leserman [pdf 105k]
- STDs, Hillis [pdf 338k]
- Turning gold into lead, Felitti [pdf 212k]
- Gastro-intestinal illness review, Drossman [MS Word 1.42mb]
- ACE study, Anda Felliti [MS Word 466k]
- ACE study publications [pdf 322k]
- Sexual assult and physical health, Stein [pdf 138k]
- CSA and Gynaecology, Peschers [pdf 93k]
