SEXUAL ABUSE AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

Sandamita Choudhury MIND India, Sangeeta Goswami MIND India. Chapter in the book Social, Psychological, and Forensic Perspectives on Sexual Abuse (pp.179-196). DOI:10.4018/978-1-5225-3958-2. Ch. 013
2018
Sexual Abuse Individual with Disabilities Psychological Health Physical Health Importance of Family

The chapter addresses the concept of sexual abuse among individual with disabilities across lifespan, barriers to reporting of sexual abuse, its impact on the psychological and physical health, characteristics of perpetuators of sexual abuse, importance of family in prevention and protection of individuals with disability.