“It is acknowledged that father-daughter incest occurs on a large scale in the United States. Sexual abuse has now been included in child abuse legislation. A conservative estimate is that more than 1 million women have been sexually victimized by their fathers or other male relatives, but the true figure probably is much higher. Many victims still fear reporting incest, and families continued to collude to keep the situation secret. Issues of family privacy and autonomy remain troublesome even when incest is reported and must be resolved for treatment to be effective. " Mary de Chesnay J. Psychosoc. Nurs. Med. Health Sep. 22:9-16 Sept 1984 reprinted in Talbott's 1986 edition” LawFearCrimeShamePrivacySecretsLegislationSexual AbuseSecrecyInterferenceChild Sexual AbuseIncestVictimsChildhood AbuseDysfunctional FamiliesBystandersChild RapeSociety ProblemChildhood Sexual AbuseMale DominanceCollusionAbusive FatherIgnoring IssuesPedophile ProtectorsAbusive FamilySexual Abuse Of A ChildUnacknowledgedCondoningDysfunctional MotherFather Daughter Incest Book:Year Book of Psychiatry and Applied Mental Health (Volume 2008) Source: Year Book of Psychiatry and Applied Mental Health (Volume 2008)