Impact of Remembering Childhood Sexual Abuse on Addiction Recovery for Young Adult Lesbians
✍ Scribed by Christina R. Galvin; Angela Brooks-Livingston
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1524-6817
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✦ Synopsis
This article examines the impact of childhood sexual abuse on young adult lesbians' sexual identity and their recovery from chemical dependency. The authors recommend that counselors assess for sexual orientation (past and present), sexual abuse, and possible dual diagnosis. Implications for counselors are discussed.
Sexual assault, unfortunately, continues to occur in the United States for both men and women. Women are sexually assaulted more often than men, with an estimated 3% to 27% of women experiencing some form of sexual assault during their lifetime regardless of sexual orientation or identity (Eaton et