A comparative analysis of victims of sexual assault with and without mental health histories: acute and follow-up care characteristics
| Autor: | Rebecca Brown, Janice Du Mont, Sheila Macdonald, Deidre Bainbridge |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Adolescent Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Young Adult Age Distribution Injury prevention Medicine Humans Psychiatry health care economics and organizations Crime Victims Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Ontario Psychotropic Drugs business.industry Mental Disorders Sex Offenses Human factors and ergonomics social sciences General Medicine Middle Aged Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health humanities Psychiatry and Mental health Issues ethics and legal aspects Female Sex offense Pshychiatric Mental Health business Law |
| Zdroj: | Journal of forensic nursing. 9(2) |
| ISSN: | 1939-3938 |
| Popis: | Sexual assault is a common and serious health issue that is underreported and has low follow-up rates. The myriad of psychological sequelae of sexual assault are well documented; however, there is a dearth of literature on the prevalence of preexisting mental health issues in survivors of sexual assault. This exploratory study compares victims seen at a sexual assault treatment center with and without preexisting self-reported mental health histories. The rates of preexisting mental illness in sexual assault victims are significant. Implications for clinical practice and research are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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