Child Abuse and Neglect, 27(8), August 2003, pp.919-927.
Publisher:
Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine whether reported childhood sexual abuse is related to the severity of symptoms in patients who experience auditory hallucinations. A sample of 26 adult male and females with psychotic disorders involving auditory hallucinations were interviewed and were asked to complete three self-report measures: the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II and DES-taxon versions); the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI); and the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ). They were also asked about any history of sexual abuse in childhood. A history of childhood sexual abuse was reported by 10 of the 26 patients (38.5%), and was associated with higher levels of depression and dissociation, as well as being linked to a tendency to regard the voices as more malevolent. The same three features were all associated with the age at first reported abuse, with a younger age of first experience being related to higher levels of psychopathology in all instances. These results require replication and refinement in future research, but indicate a need for greater attention to be paid to the possible role of childhood sexual abuse when understanding and treating auditory hallucinations.
The aim of this study was to determine whether reported childhood sexual abuse is related to the severity of symptoms in patients who experience auditory hallucinations. A sample of 26 adult male and females with psychotic disorders involving auditory hallucinations were interviewed and were asked to complete three self-report measures: the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II and DES-taxon versions); the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI); and the Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ). They were also asked about any history of sexual abuse in childhood. A history of childhood sexual abuse was reported by 10 of the 26 patients (38.5%), and was associated with higher levels of depression and dissociation, as well as being linked to a tendency to regard the voices as more malevolent. The same three features were all associated with the age at first reported abuse, with a younger age of first experience being related to higher levels of psychopathology in all instances. These results require replication and refinement in future research, but indicate a need for greater attention to be paid to the possible role of childhood sexual abuse when understanding and treating auditory hallucinations.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, personality disorders, self-concept, schizophrenia, traumas, child abuse, child sexual abuse, depression;
Psychiatric Bulletin, 26(10), October 2002, pp.385-388.
Publisher:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Describes rehabilitation principles and some specialised practice that could usefully inform the provision of acute in-patient care.
Describes rehabilitation principles and some specialised practice that could usefully inform the provision of acute in-patient care.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, patients, rehabilitation, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, therapies, therapy and treatment, acute psychiatric care, child sexual abuse;
Collection of 6 extended case reports designed to illustrate the case management process as it unfolds over a period of time. Each case report is followed by evaluation and discussion by an expert in a relevant field. Includes case studies on: a long term contract with an older woman with mental health problems; family centred case management; overcoming crack, schizophrenia and homelessness - a comprehensive case management approach; and working with a suicidal adult survivor of child sexual abuse.
Collection of 6 extended case reports designed to illustrate the case management process as it unfolds over a period of time. Each case report is followed by evaluation and discussion by an expert in a relevant field. Includes case studies on: a long term contract with an older woman with mental health problems; family centred case management; overcoming crack, schizophrenia and homelessness - a comprehensive case management approach; and working with a suicidal adult survivor of child sexual abuse.
Subject terms:
long term care, mental health problems, older people, planning, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, suicide, survivors, adults, alcohol misuse, case management, child sexual abuse, families;
homosexuality, learning disabilities, mental health problems, physical disabilities, probation, poverty, psychotherapy, rape, research methods, residential care, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, single parent families, suicide, unemployment, violence, women, young offenders, youth work, adoption, alcohol misuse, bereavement, black and minority ethnic people, child abuse, child sexual abuse, custodial institutions, counselling, divorce, drug misuse, foster care, groupwork;