How parents experience their adolescent's disclosure of previous sexual abuse: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Parents whom adolescents disclose sexual abuse face both a personal traumatic experience, and the need to support their child who is going through a grueling period and needs them. Many quantitative studies exploring the psychological impact of disclosure on parents have been conducted, but few have used qualitative methods. The objective of this study is to explore parents' experiences of their adolescent's disclosure of sexual abuse during psychiatric care, identify the possible beneficial factors and shortcomings, share this knowledge, and improve interventions for these families.

Methods

We conducted semi structured interviews with parents whose children disclosed sexual abuse during their psychiatric care in Paris and analyzed these interviews using a pheno

SUBMITTER: Mauny P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10698959 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature