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Childhood sexual abuse. An evaluation of a two-year group therapy in adult women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

G. Lundqvist  and
A. Öjehagen
G. Lundqvist*
Affiliation:
Psykiatriskt Centrum, Psykiatrisk Öppenvård Sektor 1, Helgeandsgatan 16, 221 85 Lund, Sweden
A. Öjehagen
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, University Hospital, 221 85Lund, Sweden
*
*Correspondence and reprints. E-mail address: [email protected] (G. Lundqvist).
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Abstract

Twenty-two female psychiatric outpatients with experiences of childhood sexual abuse took part in a two-year group therapy. All completed therapy. At the end of therapy the women’s psychiatric symptoms were reduced and their social interaction and adjustment were improved. They evaluated relationships to their children, partners and friends to be improved.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 64 - 67
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Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS.

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