Study Published in Breastfeeding Medicine Finds That Exclusive Breastfeeding Lessens the Impact of Previous Sexual Assault on New Mothers - Beaumont Enterprise
Sexual assault has a pervasive negative effect on women's physical and mental health. It increases the risk of depression, anxiety disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Sexual assault also has a negative impact on victims' sleep. Sexual assault survivors take longer to get to sleep and sleep less time overall compared to non-assaulted women. Not surprisingly, sexually assaulted women report more daytime fatigue and are most likely to describe their health as fair or poor.
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Dr. Kendall-Tackett's collaborators on this study: Zhen Cong, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, and Thomas Hale, Department of Pediatrics, TTUHSC.
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