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Personal Perspectives on the Development of the Concept of Sexual Trauma in France

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Discussions of “sexual trauma” have raised different issues concerning reported or unreported trauma, the recollection of mistreatment and abuse, the psychological impact of such memories, and the difficulties in distinguishing between false and true allegations.

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de Bergen, MC.S. (1997). Personal Perspectives on the Development of the Concept of Sexual Trauma in France. In: Read, J.D., Lindsay, D.S. (eds) Recollections of Trauma. NATO ASI Series, vol 291. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2672-5_38

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