Exploring pet loss for survivors of child sexual abuse: A hitherto unchartered terrain of trauma impact and recovery

Authors/Creators

S Caroline Taylor, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Lauren J. Breen

Abstract

Key Practitioner Messages: The effect of pet loss for survivors of child sexual abuse is under-explored.Perpetrators may threaten pets to silence their victims.The loss of a companion animal may affect the healing process of child sexual abuse survivors.There is a need for more research to inform interventions to assist the recovery of survivors and education to enhance mental health professionals' understanding of the ongoing effects of pet loss in relation to recovery.

RAS ID

19257

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

1-1-2014

Faculty

Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School

School of Arts and Humanities / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Wiley

Comments

Taylor S.C., & Breen L.J. (2014). Exploring pet loss for survivors of child sexual abuse: A hitherto unchartered terrain of trauma impact and recovery. Child Abuse Review, 23(5), 353-360. Available here

Recommended Citation

Taylor, S. C., & Breen, L. J. (2014). Exploring pet loss for survivors of child sexual abuse: A hitherto unchartered terrain of trauma impact and recovery. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2279