Rape trauma syndrome

Also known as: Post-assault stress response

Acute and long-term reaction to sexual assault.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Trauma-related syndromes
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected, female predominance; Children: yes
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Traumatic stress response.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (7)

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