Thread by @ElpanaRevol

#OpChildSafety Various people including organizations, societies, and groups seek to formalize sexual relationships with minors, however, they hide the psychological problems that abuse presents, I will follow the thread.

#OpChildSafety Emotional problems
Within this section, due to their presence in a large part of the victims of child sexual abuse, depressive and bipolar disorders stand out; anxiety symptoms and disorders, highlighting post-traumatic stress disorder due to its high frequency..

Borderline personality disorder; as well as self-destructive behaviors (negligence in obligations, risk behaviors, lack of self-protection, among others); self-injurious behaviors; suicidal ideas, and suicide attempts;

and low self-esteem. It was detected in 72% of the sample with the varied presence of both emotional problems.

Relationship problems #OpChildSafety
The area of interpersonal relationships is one of those that is usually most affected, both initially and in the long term, by victims of child sexual abuse.

This area was the one with the highest percentage in the sample, almost all of it presents difficulties in establishing relationships with peers and difficulties for parents as a couple.

relationship problems
A mismatch is also observed in couple relationships, with unstable relationships and a negative evaluation of them, among others.

Difficulties in parenting also appear, with more permissive parenting styles in victims of sexual abuse compared to control groups, as well as more frequent use of physical punishment in conflicts with children and a general depreciation of the role of maternal.

Behavior problems and social adjustment/ #OpChildSafety

Higher levels of hostility are observed in victims of child sexual abuse than in control groups, as well as a greater presence of antisocial behavior and conduct disorders.

Kaufman and Widom (1999), for their part, confirmed, through a longitudinal study (1989-1995), the greater risk of running away from home presented by victims of child abuse, including child sexual abuse, compared to a control group.

In turn, the behavior of running away from home, as well as having suffered child sexual abuse, increased the risk of committing a crime and of being arrested for various crimes.

Within the sample, there are two children with behavior problems who are being assessed by the CDO of the municipality to be inserted in a school appropriate for this type of disorder.

functional problems/ #OpChildSafety
of the problems that most frequently affect the physical functions of these victims is physical pain without a medical reason that justifies it.

Some headaches, fibromyalgias, and gastrointestinal disorders are also observed, which implies a significant expense for health systems, especially if they are not diagnosed and treated adequately (Walker, Unutzer, Rutter, Gelfand, Saunders, VonKorff, et al., 1999 ).

There are several studies that demonstrate the frequent presence of eating disorders in victims of child sexual abuse, especially bulimia nervosa.

Conversion disorders are also detected, which include the affectation of some of the victim's motor or sensory functions so-called non-epileptic seizures, which occasionally change a person's behavior and look like epileptic seizures..

although they are not caused by abnormal electrical changes in the brain but by experiencing stressful charred episodes; and somatization disorder, defined as the presence of somatic symptoms that require medical treatment and that cannot be fully explained by the presence..

of a known illness or by the direct effects of a substance (APA, 2002). In turn, the presence of dissociative symptoms and disorders has been frequently observed in victims of child sexual abuse, referring to those situations in which there is a modification..

of the integrative functions of consciousness, identity, memory, and perception of the child. environment (APA, 2002). Three children who had psychiatric treatment for retrograde memory loss agree with these data.

Studies on gynecological disorders stand out, particularly chronic pelvic pain, as well as a significantly earlier onset of menopause in women victims of sexual abuse.

This point could not be verified due to the period of time required and also because the physical sample wasn't available.

Substance-related disorders also appear frequently in studies of the consequences of childhood sexual abuse.

Otros trabajos han mostrado la relación existente entre la experiencia de abuso sexual infantil y un peor estado de salud física general, tanto mediante síntomas físicos reales como según la percepción de salud subjetiva de las víctimas (Walker, Gelfand, et all, 2003).

sexual problems/ #OpChildSafety
Browning and Lauman (2001) argue that maladaptive sexuality is the most widespread consequence of child sexual abuse, however, they highlight the non-existence of a causal relationship between the experience of child sexual abuse and..

the development of this problem, although the abuse of childhood sexual intercourse would act as an important risk factor to be taken into account.

Other studies have also confirmed the frequent presence of sexual problems in victims of child sexual abuse, such as unsatisfactory and dysfunctional sexuality, and sexual risk behaviors (such as having unprotected sexual relations, a greater number of partners, and..

a greater presence of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV risk). Derived from these sexual problems, particularly promiscuous sexual behavior and the early onset of sexuality that these victims present, prostitution and early motherhood also stand out.

#OpChildSafety
more information in "Psychological Consequences of Infant Sexual Abuse" by Yahira Rodríguez López ; Bertha Arenia Aguiar Gigato, Iraida Garcia Alvarez