The psychological impact of rape : a long longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorTredoux, Colinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMaw, Anastasiaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-30T19:52:46Z
dc.date.available2014-12-30T19:52:46Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThere is a broad body of research which suggests that rape is highly pathogenic, most commonly described in terms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The bulk of this research has been conducted in developed countries. In contrast, despite very high rates of rape in South Africa, there is almost no research in this country on the psychological impact of rape, either in the immediate aftermath or in the longer term. This research sought to investigate whether female survivors of rape, living in a palpably different context to those within which the majority of research has been conducted, present with symptomatology similar to that described in the international literature. Sixty-four adult, female rape survivors presenting with a complaint of rape within the last 72 hours at a post-rape health care facility located within a low socio-economic, urban context, were enrolled into the study. Survivors were interviewed at 1, 4, 12 and 24 weeks post-rape. The quantitative questionnaires assessed pre-assault, assault and post-assault variables and included a psychiatric assessment instrument. There was evidence of a high degree of both psychiatric and psychological distress over a period of six months from the time of the rape in over half of the women taking part in this study. The majority of survivors met a diagnosis of PTSD at the Weeks 4,12 and 24 interviews.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMaw, A. (2013). <i>The psychological impact of rape : a long longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10643en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMaw, Anastasia. <i>"The psychological impact of rape : a long longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10643en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMaw, A. 2013. The psychological impact of rape : a long longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Maw, Anastasia AB - There is a broad body of research which suggests that rape is highly pathogenic, most commonly described in terms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The bulk of this research has been conducted in developed countries. In contrast, despite very high rates of rape in South Africa, there is almost no research in this country on the psychological impact of rape, either in the immediate aftermath or in the longer term. This research sought to investigate whether female survivors of rape, living in a palpably different context to those within which the majority of research has been conducted, present with symptomatology similar to that described in the international literature. Sixty-four adult, female rape survivors presenting with a complaint of rape within the last 72 hours at a post-rape health care facility located within a low socio-economic, urban context, were enrolled into the study. Survivors were interviewed at 1, 4, 12 and 24 weeks post-rape. The quantitative questionnaires assessed pre-assault, assault and post-assault variables and included a psychiatric assessment instrument. There was evidence of a high degree of both psychiatric and psychological distress over a period of six months from the time of the rape in over half of the women taking part in this study. The majority of survivors met a diagnosis of PTSD at the Weeks 4,12 and 24 interviews. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - The psychological impact of rape : a long longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa TI - The psychological impact of rape : a long longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10643 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10643
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMaw A. The psychological impact of rape : a long longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10643en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPsychologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe psychological impact of rape : a long longitudinal study of adult female survivors in the Western Cape, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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