“…The short-term or delayed long-term consequences often include increased risk for physical and psychological problems. These include, but are not limited to: self-harming behaviour (Briere, 1989), posttraumatic stress (Arata, 1999;Widom, 1999;Rodriguez et al, 1997;Wolfe, Sas, & Wekerele, 1994;Rowan & Foy, 1993), depression (Cheasty, Clare, & Collins, 1998;Garnefski & Diekstra, 1997;Mullen, Martin, Anderson, Romans, & Herbison, 1993;Bushnell, Wells, & Oakley-Browne, 1992), greater risk for psychiatric hospitalization (Brown & Anderson, 1991;Briere, Woo, McRae, Foltz, & Sitzman, 1997;Fisher, 1998;Muenzenmaier, Meyer, Struening et al, 1993;Briere & Currier, in press), eating disorders (Deep, Lilenfeld, Plotnicov, Pollice, & Kaye, 1999;Brown, Russell, Thornton, & Dunn, 1997;Wanderlich, Wilsnack et al, 1996), addictions (substance-abuse problems) (Schafer, Schnack, & Soyka, 2000;Garnefski & Diekstra, 1997;Robin, Chester, Rasmussen, Jaranson, Goldman, 1997;Moncrieff, Drummond, Candy, Checinski, & Farmer, 1996), indiscriminate sexual behaviour leading to higher propensity for STDs and HIV/AIDS (Mathews, 1996;Allers, Benjack, White, & Rousey, 1993), suicidality (Davidson, Hughes, George, & Blazer, 1996;Taylor, Kent, & Huws, 1994;Van Egmond, Garnefski, Jonker, & Kerhof, 1993;Bayatpour, Wells, & Holford, 1992). In addition, survivors are prone to lower educational and employment attainment (Hyman, 1993;Widom, 1997), difficulty function...…”