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Delayed healthcare access among victims of sexual abuse, understood through internal and external gatekeeping mechanisms.

Gita RajanLars WahlströmBjörn PhilipsPer E WändellCaroline WachtlerCarl-Göran SvedinAxel C Carlsson
Published in: Nordic journal of psychiatry (2021)
Adult victims of sexual abuse have difficulties accessing appropriate healthcare. This constitutes a gender-based equality problem. A model of gatekeeping mechanisms with two dimensions (external and internal) and three categories (Competence related, Organizational and Emotional) is proposed to understand these difficulties.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • intimate partner violence
  • mental health
  • health information
  • social media