title: Sexually abused boys: awareness, assessment, and intervention.
abstract: The prevalence and consequences of the sexual victimization of young boys is tragically underestimated. The author provides data on the incidence of sexual abuse in boys and girls, ages 3-10, in an inpatient psychiatric children's unit. A retrospective chart review is presented including variables of coexisting maltreatment and symptomatology. Commonly found nursing diagnoses are identified with appropriate nursing interventions. Assessing a sexually abused boy, developing a comprehensive nursing care plan, and intervening effectively in assisting a child to assimilate and cope with his abuse experience are discussed in depth.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies