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Characteristics of Sexual Abuse in a Sample of Turkish Children With and Without Mental Retardation, Referred for Legal Appraisal of the Psychological Repercussions

Sexuality and Disability (impact factor: 0.72). 04/2012; 27(4):205-213. DOI:10.1007/s11195-009-9139-7 pp.205-213

ABSTRACT Between having mental retardation (MR) and typically growing (TG) sexually abused children, we aimed to explore the differential
features in terms of sexual abuse history and psychiatric consequences. The 7–16 year-old age and sex matched children (MR,
n:20; TG, n:20) who were sexually abused between January 2005 and February 2009 were included. Mental capacity was assessed with the
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). A comprehensive physical examination and where indicated anal-vaginal
examination were conducted by a forensic medicine specialist in all children. A child psychiatry specialist investigated the
abuse history. Compared to the TG group, significantly more children in the MR group were exposed to vaginal penetration,
had more positive signs during anal-vaginal examination, and more were abused by relatives. Among all children who were sexually
abused, compared to the typically growing children, children with MR were abused in more violent ways and more by their relatives.

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Keywords

anal-vaginal examination
 
child psychiatry specialist
 
children
 
Children-Revised
 
comprehensive physical examination
 
forensic medicine specialist
 
growing children
 
Mental capacity
 
mental retardation
 
MR group
 
positive signs
 
relatives
 
sexual abuse history
 
TG
 
TG group
 
vaginal penetration
 
violent ways
 
Wechsler Intelligence Scale