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Posttraumatic stress associated with delayed recall of sexual abuse: A general population study
Author(s) -
Elliott Diana M.,
Briere John
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490080407
Subject(s) - sexual abuse , posttraumatic stress , recall , psychology , population , clinical psychology , victimology , poison control , psychiatry , injury prevention , child abuse , medicine , medical emergency , environmental health , cognitive psychology
This study examined delayed recall of childhood sexual abuse in a stratified random sample of the general population ( N = 505). Of participants who reported a history of sexual abuse, 42% described some period of time when they had less memory of the abuse than they did at the time of data collection. No demographic differences were found between subjects with continuous recall and those who reported delayed recall. However, delayed recall was associated with the use of threats at the time of the abuse. Subjects who had recently recalled aspects of their abuse reported particularly high levels of posttraumatic symptomatology and self difficulties (as measured by the IES, SCL, and TSI) at the time of data collection compared to other subjects.