post traumatic stress disorder

WebMD has an article and various resources on the effects of sexual abuse. The links below are to articles that talk in general about the effects sexual abuse has on survivors and their partners, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Links: http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/has-your-partner-been-a… http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20050519/child-sex-abuse-affect… http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20061121/stress-disorder-more-c… http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/post-traumatic-stress-disorder

This short article from Clinical Psychiatry News states that addictions are common among men and women who have been sexually abused. It reports that 90% of alcoholic women report sexually abuse or violence as children. It goes on to describe more about how trauma is related to addictions and what the recovery process looks like.

Link: http://www.clinicalpsychiatrynews.com/index.php?id=2407&cHash=071010&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=37490

This article appears on the Australian Institute of Family Studies; it presents an overview of the effects childhood sexual abuse has on adult survivors. Among the issues it reports are alcoholism, intimacy, self-esteem and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It's a good overview and worth the time for partners of survivors to read.

Link: http://www.aifs.gov.au/nch/pubs/issues/issues9/issues9.html

This article from Psychology Today describes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is often one of the disorders developed in survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It talks about causes, symptoms, treatment and how it's related to changes in brain structure and chemistry.

Link: www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/ptsd.html