ALLMedicine Sexual Assault Center

Jun 2nd, 2020 - Responses to rape victims, although often helpful, can be hurtful and hinder victims' health and recovery. Adopting a multidimensional approach to dispositional empathy, this research investigated how different subfacets of empathy predict respons...

May 31st, 2020 - Sexual assault of adolescents is associated with negative mental health outcomes, including self-harm. Little is known about correlates and predictors of self-harm after sexual assault. We hypothesized that pre-assault vulnerabilities and post-ass...

May 31st, 2020 - Although the backlog of untested sexual assault kits in the United States is starting to be addressed, many municipalities are opting for selective testing of samples within a kit, where only the most probative samples are tested. We use data from...

May 30th, 2020 - Suvorexant (Belsomra®) is a sedative hypnotic that was approved for use in 2015. It has a novel mechanism of action and was the first dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) to be approved for the treatment of sleep disorders. Sedative hypnotics of...

May 29th, 2020 - This study explored victim responses to sexual assault within a military context. Victim behavior was identified in forensic case files of service members charged with sexual assault (N = 58) and referred for forensic evaluation or consultation. T...

Mar 31st, 2019 - Sexual violence continues to be a major public health problem affecting millions of adults and children in the United States. Medical consequences of sexual assault include sexually transmitted infections; mental health conditions, including post...

Mar 31st, 2019 - Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a campaign to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it. The campaign theme, I Ask, champions the message that asking for consent is a healthy, normal, and necessary...

Feb 22nd, 2018 - Sexual assault is a complex situation with medical, psychological, and legal aspects. Forensic experts play a major role in terms of forensic and gynecological medical examination and evidence collection in order to maintain the chain of custody. ...

Nov 30th, 2017 - Trafficking of children for labor and sexual exploitation violates basic human rights and constitutes a major global public health problem. Pediatricians and other health care professionals may encounter victims who present with infections, injuri.

Sep 30th, 2017 - Sexual abuse of children and adolescents is a gross violation of their rights and a global public health problem. It adversely affects the health of children and adolescents.

Jun 2nd, 2020 - Responses to rape victims, although often helpful, can be hurtful and hinder victims' health and recovery. Adopting a multidimensional approach to dispositional empathy, this research investigated how different subfacets of empathy predict respons...

May 31st, 2020 - Sexual assault of adolescents is associated with negative mental health outcomes, including self-harm. Little is known about correlates and predictors of self-harm after sexual assault. We hypothesized that pre-assault vulnerabilities and post-ass...

May 31st, 2020 - Although the backlog of untested sexual assault kits in the United States is starting to be addressed, many municipalities are opting for selective testing of samples within a kit, where only the most probative samples are tested. We use data from...

May 30th, 2020 - Suvorexant (Belsomra®) is a sedative hypnotic that was approved for use in 2015. It has a novel mechanism of action and was the first dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) to be approved for the treatment of sleep disorders. Sedative hypnotics of...

May 29th, 2020 - This study explored victim responses to sexual assault within a military context. Victim behavior was identified in forensic case files of service members charged with sexual assault (N = 58) and referred for forensic evaluation or consultation. T...

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Mar 5th, 2020 - Our dermatology department takes a tremendous amount of pride in its culture. We are fortunate to have David Peng, MD, MPH, Chair, and Stefani Takahashi, MD, Vice Chair of Education, working daily to create an environment that values teamwork, sel.

Feb 6th, 2020 - A doctor who conned women into unnecessary intimate medical examinations has been sentenced to life for sexual assaults on 24 female patients. The offences took place over 5 years between 2009 and 2013. Manish Shah, 50, from Romford, east London, ...

Jan 13th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - Coaches who teach young male athletes about respectful relationship behaviors may be able to help prevent dating violence and aggressive behavior toward female peers, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers tested the effectiveness o...

Jan 13th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - Coaches who teach young male athletes about respectful relationship behaviors may be able to help prevent dating violence and aggressive behavior toward female peers, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers tested the effectiveness o...