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njury and almost half (49%) from a coon- sclorora therapist.This pattern is somewhat different than that suggested by Amstadtcr, McCauley, Ruggiero, Resnick, and Kilpatrick (2008). who reported that 38% sought treatment from a medical professional and 54% front a mental health specialist. Medication use

s, certain victim charac- teristics (e.g., age, income level, education level, race). and the contextual characteristics of the crimes. Starzynski. Ullman. Filipas, and Townsend (2005) emphasized that deciding whom to tell about sexual assault is an important and potentially consequential decision for

rvices (e.g., Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner programs) may be available in some jurisdictions (Du Mont & White, 2007; Resnick et al., 2000; Zinzow, Resnick, Ban, Danielson, & Kilpatrick, 2012). Survivors most often choose to disclose to informal support providers such as friends, family, or an intimate

hs, or years after the assault (Dunleavy & Slowik, 2012; Esposito, 2006; Pilipas & Ullman, 2001; Lessing, 2005; Mon- roe et al., 2005; Plumbo, 1995; Ullman, 1996a) with fewer survivors disclosing in the acute period (7 days or less) when specialized sexual assault services (e.g., Sexual Assault Nurse

medical professional and reported to the police was higher in our sample than in most studies (Hanson et al.. 2003; Resnick et al.. 2000; Zinzow, Resnick. Barr. Danielson. & Kilpatrick. 2012). Perhaps. these differences could, at least partially. be explained by the fact that stranger rape, represent

of prior sexual trauma are more likely to postpone disclosure of a subsequent assault than those without prior victimization (Smith et al., 2000: Ullman, 1996). This is in contrast with the findings of Ahrens et al. (2010), who report no dif- ference in rates of prior sexual trauma between early and

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of prior sexual trauma are more likely to postpone disclosure of a subsequent assault than those without prior victimization (Smith et al., 2000; Ullman, 1996). This is in contrast with the findings of Ahrens et al. (2010), who report no dif- ference in rates of prior sexual trauma between early and