title: Depression, anxiety, and hopelessness in sexually abused adolescent girls.
abstract: 50 sexually abused girls showed significantly higher scores on depression, anxiety, and hopelessness than 50 nonabused controls. The 31 subjects who were repeatedly abused showed higher distress than the 19 abused ones. The results are discussed in the context of psychological dynamics, suicidal risk, and the need for intervention.
authors.affiliation: Midlands Hospital and Natal University Medical School, South Africa.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schoubben-Hesk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009042:Motivation; D013019:South Africa