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ArticlePsychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law2026

Is amnesia in women victims of sexual assault a risk factor for developing PTSD symptoms?

Camille Jantzi, Thomas Demessence, Gérard Niveau, Jasmine Abdulcadir, Tony Fracasso

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Camille JantziUnit of Forensic Psychiatry, University Centre of Legal Medicine Lausanne-Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.
Thomas DemessenceUnit of Forensic Psychiatry, University Centre of Legal Medicine Lausanne-Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.
Gérard NiveauUnit of Forensic Psychiatry, University Centre of Legal Medicine Lausanne-Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland.
Jasmine AbdulcadirUniversity of Geneva, UNIGE, Geneva, Switzerland.
Tony FracassoUniversity of Geneva, UNIGE, Geneva, Switzerland.

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This study investigated whether total or partial amnesia following sexual assault increases the risk of developing PTSD symptoms. We retrospectively analyzed medical records of 209 adult patients consulting the Gynaecology Emergency Department at Geneva University Hospitals after alleged sexual assault (2015-2017). Data included presence of amnesia, age, victim-perpetrator relationship, intoxication, gynecological lesions, observed/reported PTSD symptoms, and psychiatric history. Amnesia was reported in 45.9% of cases, while 76.1% involved intoxication. PTSD-related symptoms (such as anxiety or dissociation) were noted in 37.3% of cases, with no significant difference between those with (32.3%) or without (41.6%) amnesia. Amnesia was more frequent in younger women, often intoxicated, and with unknown assailants. Our results indicate that amnesia after sexual assault is frequent but not associated with a higher prevalence of PTSD symptoms in the acute aftermath but is linked to other factors, such as age and intoxication.

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forensic medicineintoxicationPTSDsexual assaultvictims

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PMCPMC13618087

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