scholarly journals Childhood sexual abuse and mental health

1994 ◽  
Vol 164 (5) ◽  
pp. 707-707
Author(s):  
Johann F. Kinzl ◽  
Wilfried Biebl
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse

Childhood Sexual Abuse, Mental Health, and Sex Motives Among Males: A Pathway to Sexual Risk?

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor J. Schraufnagel ◽  
Kelly Cue Davis ◽  
William H. George ◽  
Jeanette Norris
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Risk

scholarly journals The Relation between Childhood Adverse Experiences and Disability Due to Mental Health Problems in a Community Sample of Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 778-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lil Tonmyr ◽  
Ellen Jamieson ◽  
Leslie S Mery ◽  
Harriet L MacMillan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Adverse Experiences

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the association between selected childhood adverse experiences and disability due to mental health problems in a community sample of women. Variables of interest included childhood physical and sexual abuse, parental psychiatric and substance abuse history, and sociodemographic factors. Method: Girls and women (aged 15 to 64 years) from a province-wide community sample ( n = 4239) were asked about disability and most childhood adverse experiences through interview; a self-administered questionnaire inquired about child abuse. Logistic regression (crude and adjusted odds ratios) was used to test the associations between childhood adversity and disability due to mental health problems. Results: Approximately 3% of the women had a disability due to mental health problems. Among women with a disability, about 50% had been abused while growing up. After controlling for income and age, we found that disability showed the strongest association with childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, and parental psychiatric disorder. Conclusion: Disability due to mental health problems was experienced by women with and without exposure to abuse in childhood. However, childhood sexual abuse and physical abuse were important correlates of disability. Disability creates suffering and loss for the individual and society; this issue merits more research in relation to child abuse.

scholarly journals Understanding the Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Men�s Risk Behavior: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Study (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin J Downing Jr ◽  
Dominique Brown ◽  
Jeffrey Steen ◽  
Ellen Benoit
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Latino Men ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Black And Latino

BACKGROUND Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) remains a critical public health issue among black and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), as it is associated with multiple negative outcomes including substance misuse, poor mental health, revictimization, and high-risk sexual behavior. Most CSA research with MSM relies on quantitative assessment that often precludes consideration of cultural variations in how formative sexual experiences are understood and is based on inconsistent or overly restrictive definitions of abuse, and therefore may fail to detect certain abusive experiences (eg, those involving female perpetrators), which can have harmful health consequences if they remain unrecognized. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to overcome existing limitations in the literature by drawing on perspectives of black and Latino MSM and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), as well as relevant service providers to better understand the role of, and the need to include, sexual abuse histories (eg, CSA) in treatment and counseling settings, with the long-term goal of improving assessment and health outcomes. METHODS We will conduct mixed-methods interviews, framed by an intersectionality approach, with 80 black and Latino men (40 MSM and 40 MSMW) in New York City (NYC), exploring appraisals of their formative sexual experiences, including those described as consensual but meeting criteria for CSA. We will also interview 30 local service providers representing substance abuse treatment, mental health care, and HIV prevention and outreach. RESULTS The study was launched in May 2017. CONCLUSIONS This formative research will inform testable approaches to assessing and incorporating sexual abuse history into substance abuse treatment and other health and mental health services used by men with such histories.

scholarly journals Emotion Language in Trauma Narratives Is Associated With Better Psychological Adjustment Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britney M. Wardecker ◽  
Robin S. Edelstein ◽  
Jodi A. Quas ◽  
Ingrid M. Cordón ◽  
Gail S. Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Negative Emotion ◽  
Trauma Narratives ◽  
Abuse Severity ◽  
Linguistic Inquiry ◽  
Emotional Effects ◽  
Emotion Language

Traumatized individuals are often encouraged to confront their experiences by talking or writing about them. However, survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) might find it especially difficult to process abuse experiences, particularly when the abuse is more severe. The current study examined whether CSA survivors who use emotion language when describing their abuse experiences exhibit better mental health. We analyzed the trauma narratives of 55 adults who, as children, were part of a larger study of the long-term emotional effects of criminal prosecutions on CSA survivors. Abuse narratives were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count program. We examined whether positive and negative emotion language in participants’ abuse narratives were associated with self- and caregiver-reported mental health symptoms and whether these associations differed by abuse severity. As hypothesized, participants who used more positive and negative emotion language had better psychological outcomes, especially when the abuse was more severe.

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