Title: Child sexual abuse - Wikipedia
Headings: Child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse
Contents
Effects
Psychological
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Research factors
Physical
Injury
Infections
Neurological damage
Incest
Types
Commercial sexual exploitation
Disclosure
Treatment
Children and adolescents
Adults
Prevention
Offenders
Demographics
Typology
Causal factors
Pedophilia
Recidivism
Other children
Teachers
Prevalence
Global
Africa
Asia
Pacific
United States and Europe
International law
History
Early writings
Public concern
Civil lawsuits
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: Most child sexual abuse is committed by men; studies on female child molesters show that women commit 14% to 40% of offenses reported against boys and 6% of offenses reported against girls. The word pedophile is commonly applied indiscriminately to anyone who sexually abuses a child, but child sexual offenders are not pedophiles unless they have a strong sexual interest in prepubescent children. Under the law, child sexual abuse is often used as an umbrella term describing criminal and civil offenses in which an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor or exploits a minor for the purpose of sexual gratification. The American Psychological Association states that "children cannot consent to sexual activity with adults", and condemns any such action by an adult: " An adult who engages in sexual activity with a child is performing a criminal and immoral act which never can be considered normal or socially acceptable behavior." Contents
1 Effects
1.1 Psychological
1.1.1 Posttraumatic stress disorder
1.1.2 Research factors
1.2 Physical
1.2.1 Injury
1.2.2 Infections
1.2.3 Neurological damage
2 Incest
3 Types
3.1 Commercial sexual exploitation
4 Disclosure
5 Treatment
5.1 Children and adolescents
5.2 Adults
6 Prevention
7 Offenders
7.1 Demographics
7.2 Typology
7.3 Causal factors
7.4 Pedophilia
7.5 Recidivism
7.6 Other children
7.7 Teachers
8 Prevalence
8.1 Global
8.2 Africa
8.3 Asia
8.4 Pacific
8.5 United States and Europe
9 International law
10 History
10.1 Early writings
10.2 Public concern
10.3 Civil lawsuits
11 See also
12 References
13 Further reading
14 External links
Effects
Psychological
Child sexual abuse can result in both short-term and long-term harm, including psychopathology in later life. Indicators and effects include depression, anxiety, eating disorders, poor self-esteem, somatization, sleep disturbances, and dissociative and anxiety disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder. While children may exhibit regressive behaviours such as thumb sucking or bedwetting, the strongest indicator of sexual abuse is sexual acting out and inappropriate sexual knowledge and interest. Victims may withdraw from school and social activities and exhibit various learning and behavioural problems including cruelty to animals, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).