Talking About Sexual Abuse: The Value of Short-Term Groups for Women Survivors

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  • SANDRA TURNER Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/9g66v892

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Survivors

Abstract

Many women who are adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse suffer long-lasting and devastating consequences. Some of the lasting effects are low self-esteem, depression, a sense of guilt and shame, feelings of isolation and loneliness, and unsatisfying personal relationships. Talking about the abuse with other women survivors can have a substantial therapeutic impact. This article describes the value of short-term groups as a means to help heal the scars of childhood sexual abuse, particularly incest.

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2025-03-14

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Vol. 46 No. 3 (1993): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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