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TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin, vol.15, no.4, pp.363-367, 2016 (Scopus)
© GATA.Sexual violence, sexual assault and rapeare perturbational subjects for individuals, families, andsocieties. Womenand men of allages, all social classes or all professions can exposure to sexual assault. Somegroups, however, are undermore risk in terms of encounter with sexual assault. Adolescence sand those in childhoods, those abused sexually or physically, disabled individuals, individuals with substance-use disorders, those who are homeless and poor, those who live in prison are examples of these groups. Depression, suicide, anxiety or fear, difficulties in fulfillment of dailyactivities, sexual dysfunction, low self-esteem, and somatic complaints can be effects of sexual assault on aggrieved party. In many countries, furthermore, examination of persons who exposure to sexual assault is performed by persons who are not educated enough about the subject; the aggrieved party exposures to trauma as examination more than one; and protocols related to examination and treatment to be performed are unable to be carried out properly. The objective of this article is to provide to form a guide in plannings of systematic and humanistic nursing approaches to individuals experiencing inten sive trauma by sexual violence or assault.