Browsing by Author "Harvey ST"

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    Let's talk about sexuality and relationships
    (New Zealand Psychological Society, 2009) Buckley L; Salisbury R; Taylor J; Harvey ST
    Overseas research on sexual and relational disorders is varied and widespread. However, relatively little is known about such problems in New Zealand. The present study describes a cohort of clients seen by the Sex Therapy New Zealand service in one year, with a particular focus on the presenting symptoms in relation to existing models of sexual functioning problems. The therapists of the 46 clients who consented to participate completed a short questionnaire about the client and the therapy process. The key finding was that therapists identified relational problems as central to the sexual problem, while these issues were not identified in the referral. A larger study on sexual problems in New Zealand is needed to replicate and extend the results of this study, with a view to developing an integrated diagnostic, assessment, and treatment model for sexual and relationship problems.
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    Women sexually abused as children
    (Springer Publishing Company, LLC, 2014) Taylor JE; Harvey ST; Grossman, L; Walfish, S
    CLINICAL PROBLEM Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious international public health problem, broadly defined as the use of a child for sexual stimulation by an adult or another child who, by either age or development, is in a position of trust or power. CSA is an adverse experience, not a disorder, disease, or diagnosis. It is diverse in terms of its characteristics (e.g., intra- and extra-familial abuse, contact and non-contact activities) and tends to involve particular interpersonal features that can impact on development in distinct ways compared with other types of child maltreatment (e.g., sexual trauma, boundary violations, betrayal, secrecy).