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Mental health impact of child sexual abuse, rape, intimate partner violence, and hate crimes in the National Lesbian Health Care Survey
- Authors:
- DESCAMPS Monica J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 11(1), 2000, pp.27-55.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Examines the prevalence and mental health sequelae of child sexual abuse, rape, intimate partner violence and hate crimes in a national sample of 1925 lesbians who participated as respondents in the National Lesbian Health Care Survey (1984-1985), the most comprehensive study on US lesbians to date. Analyses indicates that, relative to a comparison group, lesbians who had experienced child sexual abuse and intimate partner violence reported significantly more daily stress, depression, and alcohol abuse; those who had been raped reported significantly more depression and alcohol abuse; and those who had experienced hate crimes reported significantly more daily stress, depression and alcohol and drug abuse. Lesbians who experienced a physical hate crime reported significantly more daily stress and drug abuse compared to lesbians who experienced a physical assault that they did not perceive as hate-motivated.