Validity of a Short Measure of Child Sexual Abuse for Use in Adult Mental Health Surveys

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 449-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Apparent Absence ◽  
Adult Mental Health

An 18-yr. follow-up of 49 children for whom presence or apparent absence of sexual abuse was independently verified by social service reports in childhood, indicated partial validity for a recently developed measure of sexual abuse. Of 19 subjects known to have been sexually abused in childhood, 74% recalled details of such abuse when young adults.

Development of a Measure of Unwanted Sexual Contact in Childhood, for Use in Community Mental Health Surveys

1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 401-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Sexual Contact ◽  
Mental Health Survey ◽  
Unwanted Sexual Contact

Development of a measure of child sexual abuse, operationalized as unwanted sexual contact before age 17, is described. In a community mental health survey of 750 women aged 18 to 27 yr., 32% recalled unwanted sexual contact. 7% experienced prolonged sexual assault before age 17 and had significantly higher scores as adults on the CESD Depression scale.

scholarly journals Management of the sexually abused child

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Jones
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Abused

This review considers the place of psychiatry in the complex area of management of the sexually abused child. A model is described in order to guide psychiatric perspectives in the field of child sexual abuse, before describing an approach to management in mental health teams.

scholarly journals Workload and child sexual abuse: an argument for joint commissioning

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 414-417
Author(s):  
Mary Cole ◽  
Margaret Vereker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Diagnostic Group ◽  
Priority Service ◽  
A Priority

Recent studies in child mental health show that fundholding general practitioners regard sexual abuse work as a priority service, and also that sexually abused clients take up more out-patient time than others in the same diagnostic group. This paper provides supporting data on the issue of workload and argues that specific purchasing arrangements should be made to cover this area of well recognised need.

Adult mental health outcomes of child sexual abuse survivors born at extremely low birth weight

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 36-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie I. Lund ◽  
Kimberly L. Day ◽  
Louis A. Schmidt ◽  
Saroj Saigal ◽  
Ryan J. Van Lieshout
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Extremely Low Birth Weight ◽  
Abuse Survivors ◽  
Adult Mental Health

scholarly journals Maternal History of Child Sexual Abuse and Maladaptive Outcomes in Sexually Abused Children: The Role of Maternal Mental Health

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110139
Author(s):  
Rachel Langevin ◽  
Martine Hébert ◽  
Audrey Kern
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Maternal History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sexually Abused Children

The effects of child sexual abuse (CSA) have been found to surpass generations as maternal history of CSA is associated with increased difficulties in sexually abused children. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying this association. The present study aimed to test maternal mental health symptoms including psychological distress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and dissociation as mediators of the relationship between maternal CSA and children’s internalizing, externalizing, and dissociation symptoms in a large sample of sexually abused children. A total of 997 sexually abused children aged 3-14 years old and their mothers were recruited at five specialized intervention centers offering services to sexually abused children and their families. The children were divided into two groups depending on their mothers’ self-reported history of CSA. Mothers completed a series of questionnaires assessing their mental health and children’s functioning. Maternal history of CSA was associated with increased maternal psychological distress, PTSD symptoms, and dissociation following children’s disclosure of CSA. In turn, maternal psychological distress and maternal dissociation were associated with increased child internalizing, externalizing, and dissociation symptoms. Maternal PTSD symptoms were associated with child internalizing symptoms. Maternal mental health difficulties mediated the association between maternal CSA and sexually abused children’s maladaptive outcomes. Clinicians should assess for possible history of CSA in mothers of sexually abused children and determine how best to support them to cope with the aftermaths of their child’s disclosure and with their own traumatic past.

scholarly journals Purification, Punishment, and Control: Eating Disorders, Self-Harm, and Child Sexual Abuse

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110174
Author(s):  
Lisa Hodge ◽  
Amy Baker
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
And Control ◽  
Depth Interviews

Eating disorders continue to be viewed as curable diseases, forcing people into predetermined narratives of pathology that shape how they are viewed and treated. Situated in a feminist application of Bakhtin’s sociological linguistics, we were concerned with how participants understood eating disorders, the nature of their experiences, and the causes of their distress. Following a dialogical method, multiple in-depth interviews were conducted with seven women who experienced an eating disorder and who had been sexually abused previously, and participants’ own drawings and poetry were obtained to gain deeper insights into meanings and emotions. We found an eating disorder offered a perception of cleanliness and renewal that was attractive to participants who experienced overwhelming shame. It is critical that researchers use a range of visual and sensory methods to move eating disorder understandings and treatment beyond illness and pathology.

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