Victims of Abuse by Priests: Some Preliminary Observations |
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Authors: | Mart Eric G |
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Institution: | (1) Highland Psychological Services, 311 Highlander Way, Manchester, New Hampshire, 03103-7414 |
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Abstract: | This paper describes the results of psychological assessments of 25 adult males who were victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests as children or early adolescents. Preliminary data suggest that premorbid personality patterns in these victims put them at greater risk for abuse and also exacerbated the effects of their victimization. These observations are considered in the context of prevalent explanatory models of the traumagenic effects of child sexual abuse. |
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Keywords: | priest Catholic sexual abuse traumagenic factors model |
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