Rape Trauma Syndrome

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Rape Trauma Syndrome is a group of signs, symptoms and reactions of a rape victim, first described by psychiatrist Ann Wolbert Burgess and sociologist Lynda Lytle Holmstrom in 1974.

There are two main phases, the Disorganization Phase (acute) and Reorganization Phase (short-term to long-term effects).

The symptoms in the acute phase are similar to shock and in the longer term similar to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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