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Sexual Dysfunction in Victims of Rape

Victims May Experience a Loss of Sexual Arousal and Frightening Flashbacks Even One Year After the Assault

Elizabeth M. Ellis PhD Atlanta Center for Psychotherapy, Atlanta, GA
Pages 39-48 | Published online: 26 Oct 2008

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