3.3 Changes in Clinical Symptoms of Childhood Sexual Abuse Victims: One-Year Follow-Up Results of a Prospective Cohort Study in Korea.

The aim of this study was to evaluate changes of diagnoses, PTSD-related scales, and social support scale in child and adolescent victims with sexual abuse based on the cohorts of Nation-funded Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) protection center in Korea. Eighteen of 22 subjects had diagnoses of mental illness, such as PTSD with/without depressive disorder, depressive disorder, adjustment disorder, and enuresis. Our data suggest that the prevalence of mental illness would be decreased, and the scores of PTSD-related and behavioral problems and familial functioning for CSA victims would be improved at the 1-year follow-up period. [Extracted from the article]