1. Prevalence and characteristics of physical and sexual abuse among psychiatric outpatients.
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Lipschitz DS, Kaplan ML, Sorkenn JB, Faedda GL, Chorney P, and Asnis GM
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Ambulatory Care statistics & numerical data, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual diagnosis, Child Abuse, Sexual psychology, Connecticut epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Mental Disorders diagnosis, Mental Disorders psychology, Middle Aged, Rape psychology, Spouse Abuse psychology, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic diagnosis, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology, Violence psychology, Child Abuse, Sexual statistics & numerical data, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Rape statistics & numerical data, Spouse Abuse statistics & numerical data, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology, Violence statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
Eighty-six female and 34 male psychiatric outpatients completed a self-report questionnaire that retrospectively assessed their history of physical and sexual abuse and assault. Seventy percent reported an abusive experience in childhood or adulthood. Female subjects were more likely than male subjects to report childhood sexual abuse and adult physical and sexual assaults. For all subjects, childhood sexual abuse was associated with adult sexual and physical assault. The charts of several patients who reported abuse histories did not include any record of abuse.
- Published
- 1996
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