title: Introduction to special issue on betrayal and recovery: understanding the trauma of clergy sexual abuse.
abstract: The sexual abuse of children can leave profound emotional and psychological scars that reverberate through the entire lifecycle. In this volume, the sexual abuse of children and adults perpetrated by clergy is considered. The editors have provided a cross section of authors to examine the unique aspect of this form of trauma, with particular emphasis on providing a voice for the survivors of such abuse.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McMackin
authors.forename: Terence M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Keane
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Kline
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002410:Catholicism; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002977:Clergy / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008603:Mental Health; D010378:Pedophilia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology