Treatment for Adult Male Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

1987 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra F. Bruckner ◽  
Peter E. Johnson
1995 ◽  
Vol 183 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Schulte ◽  
Stephen H. Dinwiddie ◽  
Elizabeth F. Pribor ◽  
Sean H. Yutzy

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Carolina Gehrke Gus

When it comes to childhood sexual abuse (CSA), gender is a huge water divisor. Cases of male victims are less reported, less studied, and receive less help. This paper reflects on some of the myths and misconceptions involving male sexual abuse, trying to understand social contributors for why victims stand so much in the shadows. Misconceptions seem to be highly influenced by social factors such as gender constructions, adding so many barriers that access to treatment becomes more difficult and leads to worse outcomes. The prejudice and invisibility involved are so strong that they penetrate clinicians, who are less prompt to identify and work with male victims. They are neither seen nor heard, are not perceived as victims, and therefore not supported and not treated as such. This is a call for furthering studies, public debates, social awareness, and professional training in the field.


1994 ◽  
Vol 165 (5) ◽  
pp. 675-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Palmer ◽  
David Bramble ◽  
Michael Metcalfe ◽  
Rhoda Oppenheimer ◽  
Jennifer Smith

BackgroundSexual abuse of male children is now believed to be common, and there may be links to adult psychiatric disorders.MethodRecollections of sexual experiences with adults in childhood were studied systematically in 115 men attending general practice surgeries and 100 male psychiatric patients.ResultsThe latter reported more frequent and more serious events before the age of 13 than the general practice attenders. No significant difference was detected for events between the ages of 13 and 15.ConclusionsChildhood sexual abuse before the age of 13 may be associated with later psychiatric disorders, although the nature of the association remains uncertain.


2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Linden ◽  
Ahmes Zehner

Sexual abuse in childhood is a pathogenetic factor for psychological disorders. The attention given to this phenomenon varies between therapists and therapeutic schools. The question is how often sexual abuse is recognized as a problem in cognitive behaviour therapy and how this is related to the present symptoms and therapeutic problems. 1223 case reports, written as application for reimbursement of routine cognitive behaviour therapy, were submitted to a content analysis in respect to childhood sexual abuse. Sexual abuse was mentioned in 10.3% of the cases; 59% of female and 50.0% of male victims were abused by relatives. Sexually abused patients showed significantly increased rates of inadequate care and negative life events during childhood. In comparison to controls, cases showed significantly increased rates of “eating disorders” (15 vs. 6; p<.05), “substance abuse/addiction” (16 vs. 6; p<.05), “suicide attempts” (15 vs. 3; p<.01), “strict refusal of sexual partners” (15 vs. 5; p<.05), “frequently changing partners” (21 vs. 3; p<.001), “problems in marriage/partnership” (95 vs. 77; p<.05) and “sexual problems” (51 vs. 24; p<.001). Childhood sexual abuse is a problem, frequently seen in behaviour therapy patients and therefore also warranting special attention in routine patient care. Sexual abuse is understood by cognitive behaviour therapists as an indicator for traumatizing conditions in general during childhood. It is associated with specific treatment problems and therapeutic needs in adulthood.


Groupwork ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-84
Author(s):  
Sung Hyun Yun ◽  
Lydia Fiorini

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical treatment for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) who deal with depression, anxiety, stress, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Secondary data was used in the study, and a one-group pretest-posttest design was employed to compare pretest (n = 346) with posttest (n = 91) scores. The analysis shows statistically significant improvements with respect to depression, anxiety, stress, and PTSD after treatment. There was no statistically significant difference between individual and mixed treatment (including group and individual counselling) regarding alleviating mental health symptoms. Despite a lack of statistical difference between treatments, the results confirm that interventions were equally effective in reducing negative mental health symptoms. The study contributes to the generation of evidence-based knowledge for treatment and its ability to reduce negative mental health symptoms for adult male survivors of CSA. It also informs practitioners of the utility of a male-specific treatment modality based on trauma-focused cognitive and behavioral therapies (TF-CBT) and the gender role strain paradigm (GRSP).Key Words: Adult Male Survivors, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Mental Health, Evaluation


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