Physical and psychological health following military sexual assault recommendations for care, research, and policy

This paper reviews data on the prevalence of sexual assault among servicemembers, predictors of disclosure, efforts to improve disclosure, victim needs and DoD efforts to provide necessary resources in the immediate aftermath of a sexual assault. The authors compared civilian and DoD guidelines for...

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Main Author: Farris, Coreen
Other Authors: Schell, Terry L., Tanielian, Terri L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica RAND Corporation 2013, 2013
Series:Occasional paper
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper reviews data on the prevalence of sexual assault among servicemembers, predictors of disclosure, efforts to improve disclosure, victim needs and DoD efforts to provide necessary resources in the immediate aftermath of a sexual assault. The authors compared civilian and DoD guidelines for care and found them to be generally consistent. However, little is known about the fidelity with which DoD recommendations are implemented
Physical Description:24 pages illustrations
ISBN:0833077031
9780833077035