People Who Directly Experience Sexual Trauma May Have Lower Reward Responsiveness Compared With Those Who Experience Other Types Of Trauma, Research Suggests

Healio (4/19, VanDewater) reports, “People who directly experienced sexual trauma had lower reward responsiveness compared with those who experienced other types of trauma,” researchers concluded in a study that “enrolled 223 undergraduate students with a history of trauma.” The findings were presented in a poster at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America Conference.

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— “Direct sexual trauma associated with impaired reward response “Kalie VanDewater, Healio, April 19, 2023

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