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From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk
2 March 2026
From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk: Trauma, Revictimisation and Intervention. Eds. I.J. Koenig, L.S. Doll, A. O'Leary & W. Pequegnat. American Psychological Association. 2003. ISBN: 9781591470304.
From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk is an edited volume that synthesises theory, epidemiology, and clinical research on how childhood sexual abuse (CSA) shapes sexual health and risk-taking in adulthood. The book examines links between CSA and adult outcomes such as unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and increased vulnerability to adult sexual victimisation. The volume brings together contributors from epidemiology, traumatology, prevention science, and clinical psychology.
I.J. Koenig is a researcher whose work has focused on links between childhood sexual abuse, trauma, and subsequent sexual health and risk.
L.S. Doll is an epidemiologist and public-health researcher associated with work on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and violence/abuse as risk factors.
A. O'Leary is a clinical and health psychologist whose research has addressed HIV prevention, sexual risk behaviour, and trauma among women and other vulnerable groups.
W. Pequegnat is a programme officer and research administrator at NIH/NIMH known for advancing research on HIV prevention and the impact of abuse and trauma on sexual health.
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