According to the article's author, Javidi Yadollahie, sexual attack is one of the traumatic events that can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. The author also talks about a few of the risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder. As a result, the paper describes various PTSD categories, including chronic and acute PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder affects more women than males over the course of their lifetimes. Kelly, Ursula A., et al. ""More than military sexual trauma: interpersonal violence, PTSD, and mental health in women veterans."" Research in nursing & health 34.6 (2011): 457-467.
The author of the above article discusses different experiences of MST (Military Sexual Trauma). The author also elaborates different groups of people that are vulnerable to Military Sexual Trauma and among them include female veterans that quite often represent eight percent of the veteran population. In the article, there are several reasons that expose people to sexual assault or sexual harassment.
Friedman, Matthew J., et al. "Considering PTSD for DSM‐5." Depression and anxiety 28.9 (2011): 750-769.
The Journal elaborates different diagnostic criteria of PTSD; there are also different procedures for identifying symptoms of various categories of the disorder. According to the journal, the assenting factor analysis indicates that the PTSD has four symptoms which are usually identified by the experts before the actual treatment procedures. The disorder affects many people across the world; this is a sexual assault that sometimes remains the main secrete among many victims. The traumatic exposures are usually followed by the hedonic and dysphonic symptoms.
Najdowski, Cynthia J., and Sarah E. Ullman. "The effects of revictimization on coping and depression in female sexual assault victims." Journal of traumatic stress 24.2 (2011): 218-221.
According to the journal, there is an analysis of different sexual assaults and the various effects that they bring to the victims. There are several strategies used by different individuals experiencing the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The above journal also indicates several ways of coping with depressions that comes as a result of sexual assaults. The women's sexual experiences should be related to the recovery options and external influences.
Steenkamp, Maria M., et al. "Trajectories of PTSD symptoms following sexual assault: Is resilience the modal outcome?" Journal of traumatic stress 25.4 (2012): 469-474.
According to Steenkamp, there are trajectories of PTSD signs that follow every action of sexual assault. The resilience is always the modal outcome in most cases done by the Steenkamp. The journal refers to the study conducted to reveal the severity of the different incidences of sexual assaults. According to the journal, resilience is a major factor in the treatment of the PTSD in every treatment setup.
Ullman, Sarah E., et al. "Trauma histories, substance use coping, PTSD, and problem substance use among sexual assault victims." Addictive behaviors 38.6 (2013): 2219-2223.
According to the journal, sexual assault is related to high risk of substance abuse. Drinking and different drug use among the women is one of the major factors that lead to sexual assault. The journal analyses how various kinds of traumas are associated with substance abuse.
Naragon-Gainey, Kristin, et al. "The correspondence of daily and retrospective PTSD reports among female victims of sexual assault." Psychological assessment 24.4 (2012): 1041.
The authors examine various forms of sexual assaults that lead to the PTSD; rape is among the assaults that expose women or men to the condition of PTSD. According to the article, the symptoms of various PTSD differ from every individual. The symptoms may also differ according to the form or level of assault. The nature of the symptoms may also depend on the environment where the victims operate.
Armour, Cherie, et al. "The DSM-5 dissociative-PTSD subtype: Can levels of depression, anxiety, hostility, and sleeping difficulties differentiate between dissociative-PTSD and PTSD in rape and sexual assault victims?." Journal of anxiety disorders 28.4 (2014): 418-426.
The above journal discusses various levels of depression that results from the sexual assaults. The anxiety caused by the sexual harassment is also another factor shown in the above article. The authors also elaborate the behaviors or reactions of different sexual victims to the PTSD.
Kessler, Ronald C., et al. "How well can post‐traumatic stress disorder be predicted from pre‐trauma risk factors? An exploratory study in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys." World Psychiatry 13.3 (2014): 265-274.
The above journal discusses how the PTSD can be predicted from the existing risk factors experienced an individual. The authors indicate that PTSD is one of the disorders that are easy to prevent since the victims can be targeted in the first intervention. The interventions are however expensive in most cases due to the nature and level of depression.
McLEER, SUSAN V., et al. "Post-traumatic stress disorder in sexually abused children." Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 27.5 (2013): 650-654.
The journal elaborates the reaction of children to sexual abuse as well as the factors that lead to the assault. According to the author, sexual assault among the children is often caused by the close relatives including the parents. The victims of the assault usually develop critical health issues in the rest of their lives although this is often defined by the nature of an individual.
