Mackenzie is 5 years old. She is described by her parents as a bit shy, “slow to warm up”, and she is afraid of people dressed up as Santa Claus, Mickey Mouse or any other costume when the person’s head is hidden. She had been completely toilet trained for the past 3 years and had been sleeping in her own bed, but in the past two weeks she has nightmares, wets her bed and climbs into bed with her parents.

Brittney Brittany is 17 years old. She is seen by you for her first psychiatric assessment after having been raped leaving her graduation party. She is described as a “good girl”, who had wanted to be a virgin until marriage. Brittney doesn’t want to talk about the incident. She says she is fine and wants to leave the incident behind her. She does not go to parties any more and she needs her mother to sleep with her. She now always needs to be escorted when leaving the house later in the afternoon/evening.