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Ms.Samantha Sheaffer

MCPHS University

Title: Evaluation of Sexual Assault Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment

Biography

Biography: Ms.Samantha Sheaffer

Abstract

Sexual assault includes child, adolescent, and adult sexual abuse, rape, and intimate partner sexual violence. o It is often associated with consequential mental health ailments including, but not limited to depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). o Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that nearly 1 in 5 women have experienced completed or attempted sexual assault in their lifetime 1 . o A study traumatic events (TE) in women identified sexual assault as a TE with an average PTSD prevalence of 20.2% 2 . o American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines identify cognitive behavioral therapy and cognitive processing therapy as recommended treatment intervention for PTSD.