Sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities
- 1 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
- Vol. 39 (5) , 382-387
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.1995.tb00542.x
Abstract
This paper reports a clinical study of reported or disclosed sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities. The findings support the results of a recent survey [V. Turk & H. Brown (1993) Sexual abuse of adults with learning disabilities: results of a two‐year incidence survey. Mental Handicap Research 6, 193–216] but some differences were found, particularly with regard to sex of the survivors. The study also illustrates more than previous studies a link Isetween sexual abuse and sexualized and Inappropriate sexual behaviour and other challenging behaviours in men with learning disabilities.Keywords
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