Childhood disclosure of sexual abuse: Necessary but not necessarily sufficient.

Prevention programs often encourage sexually abused children to disclose without fully considering the potential for adverse consequences. This study examined the impact of disclosure on abuse cessation and later adult symptomatology. A clinical sample of 301 adult survivors completed the Impact of Event Scale (IES/IES-R), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II).

Exploring bidirectional couple violence in a clinical sample of female alcoholics.

Objective: Research suggests that high levels of dissatisfaction, conflict and aggression characterize the relationships of alcoholics. The present study addressed aspects of bidirectional violence that occur in the relationships of female alcoholics.

Method: Participants were109 women (and their partners) in a randomized clinical trial comparing individual and couple treatment for female alcoholics.