International Journal of Medical Laboratory Research (Vol. 6 Issue 2, August 2021) www.ijmlr.com/IJMLR© All right are reserved 46 ISSN No. 2456-4400 Int J Med Lab Res 2021, 6(2):46-54 RESEARCH ARTICLE A REVIEW ON THE DIFFERENT PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS AND PROBLEMS FACED BY RAPE SURVIVORS Ankita 1 , GK Singh 2 1 Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India 2 Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University, Gharuan Mohali, Punjab, India Received: 21 April, 2021/Revision: 23 June, 2021 /Accepted: 10 July, 2021 ABSTRACT: Rape is one of the serious traumas leading to produce the long term and irreparable negative effects like as PTSD i.e. post traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicidal attempts, health issues etc. Sex related crimes are happening in every society and across the worldwide. Often, such crimes cause serious and permanent damage to the physical and mental wellbeing of the victims if taking the form of sexual violence. The effects of such offences are as much serious as that of physical injury. The damage caused by sexual violence demands justice for the safety and preservation of female dignity. The sexual assault victims need post-assault support. The victims suffer physically, emotionally, psychologically and morally due to sexual violation. So, there is a great need to pay attention towards the mental concerns of the rape victims. The sexual assault victims need immediate medical treatment and examination. Moreover, an emotional support plays a great role in the recovery of victims otherwise lack of such support may lead the victims to suffer from psychological disorders. In this article, different social and psychological problems faced by the rape victims have been reviewed. Along with social and psychological problems, the experience of the survivors in the legal and medical system suffering from various barriers has been reviewed. KEYWORD: Sexual assault; Psychological; PTSD; Emergency Contraception; Rape Survivors. INTRODUCTION : Sex related crimes are happening in every society and across the worldwide. Often, such crimes cause serious and permanent damage to the physical and mental wellbeing of the victims if taking the form of sexual violence. The effects of such offences as much serious as that of physical injury. The damage caused by sexual violence demands justice for the safety and preservation of female dignity. Across the worldwide, about twenty percent of the women are the victims of sexual assault in the childhood. Whereas, higher rate of such offence is found in the Asian countries [1] . Rape is one of the serious traumas leading to produce long term and irreparable negative effects like as PTSD i.e. post traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicidal attempts, health issues etc. The sexual assault victims need post-assault support. About 26-40% of the victims report to the police and look for prosecution though CJS (criminal justice system). Whereas about 27-40% looking for the medical and forensic examination, while REVIEW ARTICLE Corresponding Author: Gaurav Kumar Singh, Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University, Gharuan Mohali, Punjab, India