Sex Offenses

"Sex Offenses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Any violation of established legal or moral codes in respect to sexual behavior.

Descriptor ID	D012742
MeSH Number(s)	I01.198.240.748
Concept/Terms	Sex Offenses Sex Offenses Offense, Sex Offenses, Sex Sex Offense Sexual Violence Sexual Violence Sexual Violences Violence, Sexual Violences, Sexual Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse Abuse, Sexual Abuses, Sexual Sexual Abuses

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Criminology [I01.198]
Crime [I01.198.240]
Sex Offenses [I01.198.240.748]

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Bar chart showing 30 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2019 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	1	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	2	1	3
2019	2	2	4
2020	3	1	4
2021	2	0	2
2022	2	0	2
2025	1	0	1

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Dutra K, Lewis AL, Counts R. Sexually Transmitted Infection Considerations Following Sexual Assault. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2025 06 01; 68(2):223-231.

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Short NA, Tungate AS, Bollen KA, Sullivan J, D'Anza T, Lechner M, Bell K, Black J, Buchanan J, Reese R, Ho JD, Reed GD, Platt MA, Riviello RJ, Rossi CH, Martin SL, Liberzon I, Rauch SAM, Kessler RC, Nugent N, McLean SA. Pain is common after sexual assault and posttraumatic arousal/reactivity symptoms mediate the development of new or worsening persistent pain. Pain. 2022 Jan 01; 163(1):e121-e128.

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Sinko L, Regier P, Curtin A, Ayaz H, Rose Childress A, Teitelman AM. Neural correlates of cognitive control in women with a history of sexual violence suggest altered prefrontal cortical activity during cognitive processing. Womens Health (Lond). 2022 Jan-Dec; 18:17455057221081326.

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Trivedi M, Dumkrieger G, Chong CD, Dodick DW, Schwedt TJ. Impact of abuse on migraine-related sensory hypersensitivity symptoms: Results from the American Registry for Migraine Research. Headache. 2021 May; 61(5):740-754.

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Lechner M, Bell K, Short NA, Martin SL, Black J, Buchanan JA, Reese R, Ho JD, Reed GD, Platt M, Riviello R, Rossi C, Nouhan P, Phillips C, Bollen KA, McLean SA. Perceived Care Quality Among Women Receiving Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Care: Results From a 1-Week Postexamination Survey in a Large Multisite Prospective Study. J Emerg Nurs. 2021 May; 47(3):449-458.

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Ghemrawi M, Torres AR, Duncan G, Colwell R, Dadlani M, McCord B. The genital microbiome and its potential for detecting sexual assault. Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2021 03; 51:102432.

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Short NA, Lechner M, McLean BS, Tungate AS, Black J, Buchanan JA, Reese R, Ho JD, Reed GD, Platt MA, Riviello RJ, Rossi CH, Nouhan PP, Phillips CA, Martin SL, Liberzon I, Rauch SAM, Bollen KA, Kessler RC, McLean SA. Health care utilization by women sexual assault survivors after emergency care: Results of a multisite prospective study. Depress Anxiety. 2021 01; 38(1):67-78.

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Linnstaedt SD, Rueckeis CA, Riker KD, Pan Y, Wu A, Yu S, Wanstrath B, Gonzalez M, Harmon E, Green P, Chen CV, King T, Lewandowski C, Hendry PL, Pearson C, Kurz MC, Datner E, Velilla MA, Domeier R, Liberzon I, Mogil JS, Levine J, McLean SA. MicroRNA-19b predicts widespread pain and posttraumatic stress symptom risk in a sex-dependent manner following trauma exposure. Pain. 2020 01; 161(1):47-60.

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Reese S, Deutsch SA. Sexual Assault Victimization Among Children and Youth With Developmental Disabilities: Responding With Trauma-Informed Care. J Forensic Nurs. 2020 Jan/Mar; 16(1):55-60.

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Asadi-Pooya AA, Myers L, Valente K, Restrepo AD, D' Alessio L, Sawchuk T, Homayoun M, Bahrami Z, Alessi R, Paytan AA, Kochen S, Buchhalter J, Taha F, Lazar LM, Pick S, Nicholson T. Sex differences in demographic and clinical characteristics of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A retrospective multicenter international study. Epilepsy Behav. 2019 08; 97:154-157.

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