PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF RAPE AMONG WOMEN: COMPARING THE LIVES

OF VICTIMS BEFORE AND AFTER PREDICAMENT

Mental Health Impact of Rape. (n.d.-b).

https://mainweb-v.musc.edu/vawprevention/research/mentalimpact.shtml
Startling evidence of the negative impact of rape on mental health was revealed
by the National Women's Study. In the study, the prevalence of several mental health
conditions was compared between rape victims and non-victims. The study's objective
was to determine whether rape victims had these severe mental health issues more
frequently than non-victims. Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Not just rape
victims, but many more women experience severe depression. Although 30% of rape
victims had at least one major depressive episode in their lives, 21% of all rape victims
were experiencing one at the time of assessment.

Maung, H.H. A dilemma in rape crisis and a contribution from philosophy. Humanit Soc
Sci Commun 8, 93 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00769-y
A key aspect of rape crisis assistance and education is the idea that rape is an
act of violence rather than sex. By reaffirming that the victim was not a complicit partner
in an act of sex, this conceptualization of rape works to fight shame and guilt. However,
this conceptualization has recently come under fire for failing to adequately account for
what makes rape a particularly heinous type of wrong. This appears to provide a
problem for the support system for rape victims. A solution to this conundrum can be
found in recent work on the nature of rape in analytical moral philosophy. Rape is
considered to be sexual even when it is not considered to be sex. This distinction allows
for a charitable reformulation of the rape crisis support's core principle, which can assist
with the therapeutic goals of lowering the victim's sense of shame. and recognizing the
particularly severe kind of trauma they have endured.

Gqibitole, K. (2020). The Quiet Violence of Rape: Unnamed Survivors, Unnameable

Scars. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 08(08), 86–104.
https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2020.88007
Race has been a common theme in rape narratives. Unfortunately, the lasting
psychological harm that survivors experience is frequently ignored or not given sufficient
consideration. Even recorded cases can occasionally be removed from the court
register without the survivors' awareness. By analyzing literary works that depict rape in
South Africa and internationally, the current study seeks to illustrate the impact of rape
on survivors for the rest of their lives. Rape is frequently categorized by gender, but I
contend that doing so is manifestly inadequate because men are also victims of rape.
Rapists may only be aware of the physical suffering they cause since the long-term
psychological harm rape causes is frequently downplayed. Rape is a crime of power
that is motivated by patriarchy, hate, an attitude of entitlement, a preference for physical
control, a feeling of "threatened" masculinity, and a herd mentality. When there is a
violation, it frequently leads to extreme measures like suicide, murder, self-blame, and
identity uncertainty. The fact that rape transcends time, location, culture, gender, color,
and class must be emphasized.

Tarzia, L., Thuraisingam, S., Novy, K., Valpied, J., Quake, R., & Hegarty, K. (2018).
Exploring the relationships between sexual violence, mental health and perpetrator
identity: a cross-sectional Australian primary care study. BMC Public Health, 18(1).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6303-y
The link between adult sexual violence (SV) and poor mental health is supported
by research. However, rape and violent sexual assault are the main topics of most
studies. The impact of subtler SV on women's wellbeing is not understood. Furthermore,
there is conflicting information about the effect of the perpetrator's identification. There
is also a dearth of information from clinical populations to aid medical professionals in
identifying SV. By examining the relationships between several types of adult SV,
perpetrator identification, and women's mental health in the Australian primary care
context, this article attempts to close these gaps.

Effects of Rape: Psychological and Physical Effects of Rape | HealthyPlace. (2021,

December 17). https://www.healthyplace.com/abuse/rape/effects-of-rape-psychological-
and-physical-effects-of-rape
Forced sexual assault and other types of rape that don't involve forcible
submission, including date rapes helped by drugs, can also have physical impacts. As a
result of coercive violence, forced sexual assault frequently results in obvious bruising
or bleeding in the vaginal or anal area as well as bruises on other parts of the body.
Rape has both immediate and long-term psychological impacts on victims. Self-blame is
among the most frequently occurring psychological effects of rape. Self-blame is a
coping mechanism that relies on avoidance for victims. The healing process is slowed
down or, in many cases, stopped by self-blame.

Alemu, L., Aragie, M. W., Ayele, A. D., Kokeb, T., & Yimer, N. B. (2022). Medical and
psychological consequences of rape among survivors during armed conflicts in
northeast Ethiopia. PLOS ONE, 17(12), e0278859.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278859
 The most frequent kind of violence committed against women in armed conflict is
rape, which is often referred to as interpersonal, societal, and political violence since
survivors frequently face stigma and prejudice. Women's health is seriously threatened
by sexual violence. The effects of rape at the time of the conflict, both psychologically
and physically, are not fully understood. As a result, this study examined the effects of
rape on survivors of the conflict in northern Ethiopia between 2020 and 2022 from a
psychological and physical perspective.

Alyssa. (2019b, November 7). Psychological Effects of Sexual Assault | Mental Health
Blog. Mental Health Program at Banyan Treatment Centers.
https://www.banyanmentalhealth.com/2019/10/02/psychological-effects-of-sexual-
assault/
When the physical repercussions of sexual assault or sexual abuse fade, the
impact continues. Their mental health may be negatively and permanently impacted by
the memories of the traumatic experience. It is crucial to acknowledge and treat the
psychological impacts of sexual assault, regardless of whether you are a survivor
yourself or know someone who has been a victim. Every 92 seconds, someone is
sexually assaulted in the United States, according to RAINN.1 The majority of these
victims will suffer some sort of mental health consequences. One study that looked
specifically at teenage girls who had experienced sexual assault revealed that after a
few months, 80% of them had at least one mental health condition and 55% had at least
two. The aftermath of anything as terrible as a sexual attack can include a maelstrom of
conflicting emotions and, as a result, persistent mental health issues. We have
experience working with sexual assault victims and have firsthand knowledge of these
catastrophic repercussions because we are a residential mental health facility in South
Florida.

Bragesjö, M., Larsson, K., Nordlund, L., Anderbro, T., Andersson, E., & Möller, A.
(2020b). Early Psychological Intervention After Rape: A Feasibility Study. Frontiers in
Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01595
With a conditional prevalence of up to 50%, rape is the trauma that causes post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women the most frequently. PTSD is seen as a fatal
disorder that is linked to a higher risk of suicide, drug and alcohol use, vascular and
neurological issues, and time off work. Given the severity of the issue, innovative
interventions that may be quickly implemented are definitely needed for this sizable
susceptible group. An earlier study carried out in the United States (N = 137) revealed
that early PTSD symptoms in rape victims could be reduced by a modified brief version
of prolonged exposure (PE) to the fearful memories of the event and situations, when
given within 72 hours of the traumatic event. The current study's objectives were to
translate the succinct PE protocol into Swedish and assess its applicability and
effectiveness in 10 executive patients enrolled in the Emergency Clinic for Rape Victims
in Stockholm. Three early PE sessions were given to 10 individuals, with overall positive
outcomes in terms of session attendance, compliance with assigned homework, and
symptom reduction for PTSD and depressive symptoms. Only 5.2% of the Emergency
Clinic's screened patients were, however, eligible to participate in the trial; the bulk
(40%) were disqualified since the study's 72-hour time limit was not met. In this post,
we'll go into more depth about the intervention's results and how to make preventive
interventions for rape victims more feasible. In its current structure, the clinical
environment that makes up the Emergency Department for rape made it impossible to
provide PE with the stringent time requirements.

Schnittker, J. (2022). What makes sexual violence different? Comparing the effects of
sexual and non-sexual violence on psychological distress. Ssm - Mental Health, 2,
100115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100115
Although establishing an equivalent between sexual and non-sexual violence has
been essential to the feminist concept of rape, there hasn't been much empirical study
on the topic. This study analyzes the long-term relationships of sexual and non-sexual
physical violence with psychological distress using the longitudinal component of the
National Comorbidity Survey. It also looks at how views of oneself and other people are
affected by links between sexual and physical violence. The findings highlight the
parallels and discrepancies between the two forms of violence. The connections are
statistically equal for psychological distress—both are positively correlated with distress.
However, only sexual violence is connected to attachment style, self-esteem, and self-
criticism. Sexual assault victims report having significantly lower self-esteem and
substantially more self-criticism. Additionally, they are far more prone to express
interpersonal avoidance and anxiety than a stable attachment style. The relationship
between sexual violence and psychological discomfort is largely explained by how one
feels about oneself and other people, and variations in the relationships are not caused
by other assessed features of violence.

Jacobson, S. (2023). Sexual Assault – the Psychological Effects We Need to

Recognise. Harley TherapyTM Blog.
https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/counselling/sexual-assault-long-term-psychological-
effects-survivors-need-know.htm
A startling 85,000 women and 12,000 men are raped in England and Wales each
year, while over half a million adults are sexually assaulted, according to the Office of
National Statistics. How many people are getting the assistance they require to deal
with the psychological fallout when just 15% of those who had an incident actually
reported it to the police? Unwanted sexual contact, harassment, or attempted or
successful rape are all forms of sexual assault, and they are all painful experiences.