Sexual abuse of minors within the Catholic Church and other institutions
| Autor: | Andreas Kruse, Eric Schmitt, Dieter Dölling, Britta Bannenberg, Barbara Horten, Harald Dressing, Konrad Whittaker, Hans-Joachim Salize, Dieter Hermann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Religion and Psychology
Child abuse medicine.medical_specialty Poison control Context (language use) Criminology Suicide prevention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Political science Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Sexual violence Public health Religion and Medicine 05 social sciences Catholicism Child Abuse Sexual 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Sexual abuse Clergy 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | neuropsychiatrie. 31:45-55 |
| ISSN: | 2194-1327 0948-6259 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40211-017-0223-4 |
| Popis: | Sexual violence against children remains a global public health problem. The health sector has an opportunity and responsibility to be part of the multisector collaboration to prevent and respond to sexual abuse of minors. The following article presents a critical analysis of hitherto published empirical studies that examine the extent and variety of sexual abuse of minors within the Catholic Church and other institutions. The analysis consists of 40 studies concerning the Catholic Church and 13 studies concerning other institutions not belonging to the Catholic Church. We report the characteristics of the offenders and the offenses. Furthermore, the devastating consequences for children abused by members of powerful institutions are discussed. Knowledge on the role of institutions in sexual abuse of minors and psychological distress following these experiences is necessary to point the way to improvements in prevention and intervention strategies. This literature review is part of a larger research project on the sexual abuse of minors in the context of the Catholic Church in Germany (MHG Study) that is conducted by an interdisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, criminologists, and sociologists and is funded by the German Bishops' Conference. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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