Sexual violence, posttraumatic stress disorder, and the pelvic examination: How do beliefs about the safety, necessity, and utility of the examination influence patient experiences?

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1271-1280

  Weitlauf, Julie C ^a,b,c,d,e   Frayne, Susan M ^a,c,f   Finney, John W ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a,d   Jones, Surai ^a   Hu, Kirsten ^a   Spiegel, David ^d,e  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Sierra Pacific Mental Illness   (United States)

^c Women's Health Center   (United States)

^d Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System ^*  (United States)

^e STANFORD CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PELVIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RAPE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 77954275262     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1673     Document Type: Article

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