Gérard Lopez (born 1949) is a French psychiatrist. He was a pioneer in development of abuse and rape victim treatment,

rape trauma syndrome Rape trauma syndrome (RTS) is the psychological trauma experienced by a rape survivor that includes disruptions to normal physical, emotional, cognitive, and interpersonal behavior. The theory was first described by nurse Ann Wolbert Burgess and ...

psychological trauma Psychological trauma, mental trauma or psychotrauma is an emotional response to a distressing event or series of events, such as accidents, rape, or natural disasters. Reactions such as psychological shock and psychological denial are typical. ...

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effects and aftermath of rape Rape is a traumatic experience that affects the victim (also known as 'survivor') in a physical, psychological, and sociological way. Even though the effects and aftermath of rape differentiate among victims, individuals tend to suffer from simil ...

. He is president and founder of the Institut de Victimologie de Paris.Didier Fassin, Richard Rechtman, Rachel Gomme ''The Empire of Trauma: An Inquiry Into the Condition of Victimhood'' 2009 Page 123 "... like former military psychiatrist Louis Crocq, or like civilian psychiatrists Gérard Lopez and Pierre Sabourin, who made major contributions to the institutional development of psychiatric victimology and to the care of victims of sexual violence within the family, respectively."

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