Understanding the need for personal space boundary restoration in women-client survivors of intrafamilial childhood sexual abuse.
A large volume of literature exists on childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and nursing literature on this topic continues to develop. However, discussion of boundaries in relation to intrafamilial childhood sexual abuse (ICSA) and to its significance in terms of personal space boundary (PSB) violation, is lacking. This is important, as PSB violation creates difficulties for adult survivors of ICSA and for nurses who care for these people as clients. As all experiences of CSA cannot be addressed, discussion focuses on women who are clients of mental health services and who have experienced ICSA. Using Scott's work on boundaries and her diagrammatic conceptualization of PSBs, links are created between ICSA boundary violation, resultant PSB regulation difficulties and principles to guide nursing practice. Discussion centres on understanding the need for PSB restoration in women-client survivors of ICSA.
Geanellos
Rene
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University of Western Sydney, School of Nursing, Family & Community Health, Penrith South DC, New South, Wales, Australia. r.geanellos@uws.edu.au
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010550:Personal Space; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012449:Safety; D012649:Self Concept; D012650:Self Disclosure; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D035502:Trust; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*