Sexual abuse also has long-lasting negative effects on children. Sexually abused children have a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders. This has been illustrated in several studies (McLeer, Dixon, Henry, Ruggiero, Escovitz, Niedda & Scholle, 1998; Zlotnick, Mattia & Zimmerman, 2001). Research shows that having a history of childhood sexual abuse is a risk factor for a broad range of psychiatric disorders and a higher rate of multiple Axis 1 disorders. As well, there is a strong presence of Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic stress symptoms in sexually abused children (McLeeret al., 1998; Zlotnicket al., 2001). Depression is also found in sexually abused children (Briere & Runtz, 1988; McLeeret al., 1998; Roosa, Reinholtz & Angelini, 1999; Zlotnick, 2001). ...