Severe paternal sexual abuse in early childhood and systematic aggression against the family and the institution.
This report examines incest and its sequela in individuals suffering from severe chronic mental illness. Descriptive data drawn from 11 cases paints a clinical picture characterized by severe chronic psychotic symptoms and aggressive behaviour that are often precipitated by the family's rejection. In all patients, the incest for occurred over a long period of time, was violent, and was perpetrated by the male parental figure. Health care professionals need to increase their knowledge of and skills in the identification and treatment of sexual abuse.
Douglas Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
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Bigras
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Leichner
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M
Perreault
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Lavoie
D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology