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...Catholic Church released guidelines on April 12 instructing church officials to notify local police about cases in which sexual abuse is suspected. Posted on the Vatican's website, the rules instruct bishops to follow "civil law concerning reporting of crimes to the appropriate authorities." The church claims this has long been its policy, though it was never explicitly documented. Critics say the measure--a suggestion, not a requirement--is not strong enough...
Using data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, which represents 34,653 U.S. residents, the researchers found that many of the sexual minority subjects who developed PTSD experienced their most traumatic event before reaching...
Although these children are not aware of their sexual orientations at this age, they may exhibit atypical behaviors for their gender—for example, a boy may exhibit some feminine qualities, according to Roberts...
...addition, the researchers found that heterosexuals who have had same-sex sexual partners have the same risk of developing PTSD as self-identifying homosexuals. But heterosexuals who are merely attracted to the same sex do not display as high of a risk...
...study, Roberts said, demonstrates that doctors, particularly pediatricians, need to recognize that their sexual minority patients may face victimization in the future, or have faced such experiences in the past...