RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Commentary: Causes and Consequences of Male Adult Sexual Assault JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 206 OP 208 VO 39 IS 2 A1 Barry W. Wall YR 2011 UL http://jaapl.org/content/39/2/206.abstract AB Bullock and Beckson add to a growing body of literature on the negative consequences of adult sexual assault on male victims. There are similarities as well as important differences between male sexual assault victims and their female counterparts. Their analyses of societal contributions and myths about adult male sexual assault and of the difficulties that male victims experience in accessing and interacting with the medical and legal systems improve professional understanding of this complex subject.