INTERVENTIVE STRATEGIES FOR RESUMING THE SEXUAL LIFE OF WOMEN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Abstract

Sexual violence is a predictive factor for the development of mental disorders and can cause suffering when resuming a healthy sex life. Aspects of a culture that establishes violent ways of dealing with female sexuality reinforce the problem. For this reason, this study sought to analyze the intervention strategies that most contribute to the recovery and quality of the sexual life of women who have suffered sexual violence through a bibliographic review of literature. The search for data took place on the Google Scholar, Pubmed and Lilacs platforms, with articles and dissertations published between 2019 and 2024. The results show that education, in different sectors, is a powerful tool in restoring self-esteem and, consequently, intimacy for women who have been victims of sexual violence. Affected women present changes in cognitive structures, making it difficult to differentiate between fantasy and reality, and are prone to diagnoses such as: eating disorders, mood disorders and sexual dysfunctions. Although psychotherapy is a tool that helps to reframe violent events, no specific psychotherapeutic strategies were found to help restore intimacy in this context. There were no studies that took non-heterosexual women into account. Further studies on the subject are recommended, taking into account sexual diversity and the psychotherapeutic context in treatment.