This book gives a comprehensive overview of clinical care for survivors of SGBV. The clinical focus of this book goes beyond emergency room and crisis intervention protocol described in other books and makes it an ideal guide for all general health practitioners treating this population.

SECTION I: Defining Trauma.- What is Psychological Trauma?.- Psychoeducation: Discussing Trauma with Patients.- SECTION II: Context Specific Trauma.- Intimate Partner Violence and the Training of Healthcare Providers.- Reducing Barriers to Medical Care for Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation.- Providing Medical Care to Survivors of Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Military.- Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communities.- SECTION III: Clinical.- The Trauma-Informed Examination.- An Integrated Mental Health Care Model for the Patient with Sexual Trauma.- Acute Medical and Forensic Care for Victims of Sexual Assault.- Trauma-Informed Family Planning.- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.- SECTION IV: Medicolegal Issues.- Medical Documentation in Intimate Partner Violence Cases.- Legal Systems and Needs: Considerations for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence.- Appendix: Resources by Chapter.