Yetişkin Kadın Mağdurlarda Cinsel Saldırı Sonrası Görülen Ruhsal ve Sosyal Sorunlar

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of psychological and social problems faced by female victims after rape and additionally the impact of also being a victim of childhood sexual abuse in Turkey, where opportunity of getting medical and psychological support for sexual assault for victims is limited and legal process lasts for years. Participants consisted of 93 female rape victims who were examined by the Second Specialization Board of The Council of Forensic Medicine. An interview form, which is developed in order to investigate sociodemographic features, assault charactersitics, psychological and social problems of victim, Post Traumatic Diagnostic Scale (PTDS) and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire were applied for the investigation. Of victims 61.3 % were diagnosed with post traumatic stres disorder (PTSD) and 54.8% of victims had sexual dysfunctions secondary the sexual assault. Out of victims 68.8 % reported that they were exposed to negative social İstanbul Üniversitesi Adli Tıp Enstitüsü, İstanbul Adli Tıp Kurumu Başkanlığı, İstanbul Mazhar Osman Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Hastanesi, ÇEMATEM Kliniği, İstanbul *Bu çalışma 7-10 Ekim 2013 tarihlerinde The 11th Indo Pacific Association of Law, Medicine and Science Congress'de poster olarak sunulmuştur. Geliş tarihi: 10.03.2014 Düzeltme tarihi: 12.06.2014 Kabul tarihi: 30.06.2014 Gölge ZB, Yavuz MF, Korkut S, Kahveci S. Yetişkin kadın mağdurlarda cinsel saldırı sonrası görülen ruhsal ve sosyal sorunlar. Adli Tıp Bülteni, 2013;18(3):82-91.