Child Sexual Abuse: Can They Ever Overcome It | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: June 30, 2017

Child Sexual Abuse: Can They Ever Overcome It

Rashi Ahuja ,

Psychologist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, India Google Scholar More about the auther

Dr. Rachna K Singh

Psychologist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.082/20170403

DOI: 10.25215/0403.082

ABSTRACT

The present case includes the study of a 5 year old girl who was raped by a stranger for three hours. The study was carried out in Artemis Hospital. Through observation during initial sessions, it was gauged that the child could not express her grief verbally. Thus, the Art and Play Therapy was used, through which her exact mental state and what she had gone through was efficiently understood; helping to take appropriate measures for dealing with post-trauma of the victim.

Keywords

Child Sexual Abuse, Overcome

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How to cite this article:

Ahuja R, Singh R (2017), Child Sexual Abuse: Can They Ever Overcome It, International Journal of Indian Psychology, Volume 4, (3), DIP: 18.01.082/20170403,DOI: 10.25215/0403.082