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Psychopathology and sexual trauma in childhood and adulthood
Author(s) -
Thompson Kevin M.,
Crosby Ross D.,
Wonderlich Stephen A.,
Mitchell James E.,
Redlin Jennifer,
Demuth Gail,
Smyth Joshua,
Haseltine Beth
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1023/a:1022007327077
Subject(s) - psychopathology , sexual abuse , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , young adult , poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , developmental psychology , medicine , medical emergency
This study evaluates the occurrence of psychopathology among 97 women who (1) experienced sexual abuse in childhood only, (2) were raped in adulthood only, (3) experienced both childhood sexual abuse and rape in adulthood, or (4) experienced no sexual trauma. Women were recruited from advertisements and assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐IV (SCID‐I/P) and the Modified PTSD Symptom Scale Self‐Report. Women who reported sexual trauma were significantly more likely to exhibit psychopathology than controls. Being sexually victimized in childhood and raped in adulthood was associated with a particular risk for substance dependence.