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Reliability of reports of violent victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder among men and women with serious mental illness
Author(s) -
Goodman Lisa A.,
Thompson Kim M.,
Weinfurt Kevin,
Corl Susan,
Acker Pat,
Mueser Kim T.,
Rosenberg Stanley D.
Publication year - 1999
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:1024708916143
Subject(s) - sexual abuse , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , mental illness , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , posttraumatic stress , poison control , child abuse , psychological abuse , mental health , injury prevention , medicine , medical emergency
Although violent victimization is highly prevalent among men and women with serious mental illness (SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), future research in this area may be impeded by controversy concerning the ability of individuals with SMI to report traumatic events reliably. This article presents the results of a study exploring the temporal consistency of reports of childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual abuse, and adult physical abuse, as well as current symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 50 people with SMI. Results show that trauma history and PTSD assessments can, for the most part, yield reliable information essential to further research in this area. The study also demonstrates the importance of using a variety of statistical methods to assess the reliability of self‐reports of trauma history.

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