Open AccessChild Sexual Abuse: Can They Ever Overcome It
Author(s) -
Rashi Ahuja,
Rachna Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of indian psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2349-3429
pISSN - 2348-5396
DOI - 10.25215/0403.082
Subject(s) - girl , grief , psychology , sexual abuse , child sexual abuse , child abuse , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , medicine , medical emergency , suicide prevention , poison control
The present case includes the study of a 5 year old girl who was raped by a stranger for three hours. The study was carried out in Artemis Hospital. Through observation during initial sessions, it was gauged that the child could not express her grief verbally. Thus, the Art and Play Therapy was used, through which her exact mental state and what she had gone through was efficiently understood; helping to take appropriate measures for dealing with post-trauma of the victim.