Sexual assault on woman: Its impact on her life and living in society

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 407-419

  Sarkar, N N ^a   Sarkar, Rina ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b The High Court of Delhi ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Club drugs; Depression; Nightmare; PTSD; Sexual violence; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; FLUNITRAZEPAM; ILLICIT DRUG; KETAMINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIBIDO DISORDER; MEDLINE; NIGHTMARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PROTECTION; RAPE; RELIGION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINITIS; VICTIM;

EID: 28244473368     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990500249502     Document Type: Article

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