Sexual trauma may spark mental health problems

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 22:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Traumatic sexual incidents may cause serious mental health problems in the years after the events, new research has shown. Using a unique investigative method, researchers examined the mental health of women who had visited rape crisis centers -- and it showed that sexual trauma plays a role in the development of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.

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