California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Marsha v. v. Gardner, 230 Cal.App.3d 663, 281 Cal.Rptr. 473 (Cal. App. 1991):
The claim has been made before. "[A] number of plaintiffs ... have alleged that psychological defense mechanisms caused by sexual [231 Cal.App.3d 272] abuse, especially in the context of incest, 4 prevent recognition of the cause and extent of emotional harm." (DeRose v. Carswell, supra, 196 Cal.App.3d 1011, 1016, 242 Cal.Rptr. 368).
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