This report was originally available on the Raranga Whatumanawa website which is no longer available. A hard copy of this report was in the collection transferred from MSD in March 2011.

This is one of a series of reports produced by Raranga Whatumanawa (The weaving of the heart patterns), a research project undertaken by the Psychology Clinic at Massey University, in conjunction with the Psychology Centre in Hamilton, to investigate the mental health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes resulting from sexual abuse. The research was funded by the Accident Compensation Corporation of New Zealand (ACC) and contributes to the development of useable national practice guidelines. This report is one of a set of five literature reviews and aims to assist in the identification of the effects of sexual abuse. This particular literature review focuses on adult survivors of sexual assault in two parts. The first looks at the effects of, and strategies for assessing the impact of sexual assault in adulthood. The second part reviews approaches to the treatment of sexual assault. A number of recommendations are made, including that treatments be tailored to the needs of the client. Please do not cite or quote this technical report without permission.

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Technical report: 5b