Peritraumatic tonic immobility and posttraumatic symptoms among LGBTQ+ versus straight cisgender female sexual assault survivors.

Danielle M MorabitoKenna R EbertCarter E BedfordAoife TrotterNorman B Schmidt

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2024)

Findings suggest that LGBTQ+ individuals who endorse TI during SA experience greater posttraumatic symptoms than their non-LGBTQ+ and non-TI counterparts. These findings have important implications for future research and treatment of female SA survivors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

young adults
sleep quality
mental health
current status
emergency department
depressive symptoms
combination therapy