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rape trauma syndrome: a standalone construct

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rape traumasyndrome1 CONSTRUCTRape trauma syndromeBURGESS · PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW

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a pattern of acute and long-term reactions shown by many rape survivors, later offered as expert evidence in sexual assault trials.

In psychology and law, rape trauma syndrome refers to a pattern of acute and long-term reactions shown by many rape survivors, later offered as expert evidence in sexual assault trials. This meaning comes from Burgess (1974) in American Journal of Psychiatry.[1]

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  1. Burgess, A. W., & Holmstrom, L. L. (1974). Rape Trauma Syndrome. American Journal of Psychiatry, 131(9), 981-986. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.9.981

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