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Childhood abuse and recovery from major depression
- Authors:
- ZLOTNICK Caron, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 19(12), December 1995, pp.1513-1516.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Thirty-eight female inpatients with major depression were assessed for childhood abuse. History of abuse was examined in relation to recovery from a major depressive episode over a 12-month follow-up period. Forty-six percent of the women had a history of childhood abuse. Women without a history of abuse were 3.7 times more likely to have recovered by 12 months.
'Seeing that I am a person': self and recovery among women and sexually abused as children
- Author:
- DARLINGTON Yvonne
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 48(3), September 1995, pp.11-17.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Disturbances in the experience of self are reported frequently among adult survivors of child sexual abuse. This paper focuses on disturbances of sense of self and the process of eventual reparation of the self as reported by ten women who had been sexually abused in childhood. The women were participants in a qualitative research study on the experience of childhood sexual abuse. The participants identified damage to self and recovery processes.
A meta-analysis of the relationship of child sexual abuse to adult psychological adjustment
- Author:
- JUMPER Shan A.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 19(6), June 1995, pp.715-728.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Reports on meta-analyses of the relationships of child sexual abuse to adult psychological adjustment. Results indicated statistically significant relationships between the experience of child sexual abuse and subsequent difficulties in psychological adjustment as measured by psychological symptomatology, depression, and self-esteem. The implications of these findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Clinical characteristics related to severity of sexual abuse: a study of seriously mental ill youth
- Authors:
- MCCLELLAN Jon, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 19(10), October 1995, pp.1245-1254.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Examines demographic, social, and clinical variables related to sexual abuse histories in a sample of severely mentally ill youth. Sexual abuse histories were quite common in this sample. Sexually abused subjects had increased rates of inappropriate sexual behaviours, substance abuse, and post-traumatic reactions; and were frequently exposed to other confounding environmental risk factors, including physical abuse, family problems and social chaos.
Sexually inappropriate behaviors in seriously mentally ill children and adolescents
- Authors:
- ADAMS Julie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 19(5), May 1995, pp.555-568.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Examines the prevalence and clinical correlates of sexually inappropriate behaviours in all youth treated at a tertiary care public sector psychiatric hospital over a 5-year period. Those with histories of sexually inappropriate behaviours had much higher rates of being sexually abused, and also had higher rates of physical abuse and neglect, behaviour disorders, developmental problems, and family histories of antisocial behaviour. They were less likely to have affective disorders. The hypersexual group had a higher proportion of females, and was associated in part with variables relating to sexual abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder. The more severe offending groups (exposing and victimizing) were associated with variables related to sexual abuse, developmental delays, lower IQ's, peer problems, and other acting-out behaviour problems. These findings underscore the importance of evaluating for sexually inappropriate behaviours in seriously mentally ill youth, especially in those with histories of sexual abuse.
Comparative psychopathology of women who experienced intra-familial versus extra-familial sexual abuse
- Authors:
- GREGORY-BILLS Therese, RHODEBACK Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 19(2), February 1995, pp.177-189.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Examines whether the relative/nonrelative issue is significant to the impact of sexual victimization experiences in a sample of women in the US. Methodological considerations are highlighted and implications for treatment and research are addressed.
Self-harm and the social work relationship
- Author:
- FROST Miranda
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 38p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Research study which aims to confer a clearer understanding of the processes involved in self-harm, and how they are informed by experience; and to assess the possibility of change as it can be potentially facilitated by the response of social work.
Child sexual abuse and mental health in adolescents and adults: British and Canadian perspectives
- Author:
- BAGLEY Christopher
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 238p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Research study looking at children and young people whose long term mental health has been undermined by sexual abuse and exploitation, focusing in particular on Britain and Canada. Includes a chapter on sexual and physical child abuse and the development of dissociative personality traits or multiple personality disorder.
Caring about mental health
- Authors:
- LYNCH Margaret A., BROWNE Kevin D.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 4(3), August 1995, pp.157-160.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A group with a high rate of unmet mental health needs are families coming to the notice of local authorities because of child protection issues. Discusses how such difficulties can be assessed and successful interventions be made.
A coping model of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
- Author:
- DRAUCKER Burke Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 10(2), June 1995, pp.159-175.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports the test of a casual model that identifies relationships among sexual abuse situation characteristics, based on Finkelhor and Browne's traumagenic model of childhood sexual abuse; the accomplishment of cognitive coping tasks, based on Taylor's theory of cognitive adaptation; and long-term effects.