What Happens to the Brain During Sexual Assault
Jan 19, 2013
Today, I'm re-posting directly a couple of posts I've recently received from other sources, due to their implications for effective and safe treatment -- see my previous post:
Following up from my recent posts about trauma-induced changes in brain functioning:
What Happens to the Brain During Sexual Assault: Watch a Seminar with Becki Campbell
In the latest Research for the Real World presentation, Dr. Rebecca Campbell discusses the neurobiology of sexual assault and the effect trauma has on victim behavior. Is she exhibiting normal post-trauma behavior? Or is she lying?
Dr. Campbell has given this presentation before numerous law enforcement officers. She has several tips that help officers make arrests and strengthen the case.
Rebecca Campbell is Professor of Psychology and Program Evaluation at Michigan State University. For the past 20 years, she has conducted victimology research and evaluation, with an emphasis on violence against women and children. Her work examines how rape crisis centers and the legal, medical, and mental health systems respond to the needs of adult, adolescent, and pediatric victims of sexual assault. Her current work, funded by the National Institute of Justice, focuses on Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs and the criminal justice system.
View the presentation here [LINK]
The presentation goes for about 95 minutes, and is downloadable using something like DownloadHelper extension for the Firefox browser, or Freecorder Screen Recorder, and consists of a series of slides.
See my later post: Who Cares? Risks and Limits of SSRIs for Depression