A Blog Post: The trauma that comes from reporting sexual assault
It has been shown that women who have experienced sexual assault represent the majority of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder cases (PTSD) in the U.S (Bartol & Bartol, 2021). Sexual assaults can have psychologically damaging effects on an individual. The lingering effects apart from PTSD include depression, anxiety, and even an increase in the contemplation of suicide. […]