She may move, change her job, or her phone number. At about six weeks following the rape, as she is just beginning to cope, she must go in to be tested for pregnancy or the presence of a sexually-transmitted disease. The Integration Phase Finally, the integration phase follows. At first, the victim may withdraw from contact with other people. Her depression may return, and she will have to deal with her feelings.
Some women return to counseling.
But others do not. This is compared with a 2.2 percent rate for nonvictims of any crime. 4 Rape can sever relationships, permanently change a victim's outlook, or result in emotional illness. Rape in the United States Even worse, reported cases of forcible rape are increasing at an alarming rate. In 1990, there were 102,555 forcible rapes in the United States, an increase of 9 percent from 1989 and comprising 6 percent of the total violent crimes.