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- Title
Recent Victimization in Women and Men with Severe Mental Illness: Prevalence and Correlates.
- Authors
Goodman, Lisa A.; Salyers, Michelle P.; Mueser, Kim T.; Rosenberg, Stanley D.; Swartz, Marvin; Essock, Susan M.; Osher, Fred C.; Butterfield, Marian I.; Swanson, Jeffrey
- Abstract
The problem of violence against individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) has received relatively little notice, despite several studies suggesting an exceptionally high prevalence of victimization in this population. This paper describes the results of an investigation of the prevalence and correlates of past year physical and sexual assault among a large sample of women and men with SMI drawn from inpatient and outpatient settings across 4 states. Results confirmed preliminary findings of a high prevalence of victimization in this population (with sexual abuse more prevalent for women and physical abuse more prevalent for men), and indicated the existence of a range of correlates of recent victimization, including demographic factors and living circumstances, history of childhood abuse, and psychiatric illness severity and substance abuse. The research and clinical implications of these findings are discussed.
- Subjects
VIOLENCE; PEOPLE with mental illness; MENTAL illness; SEXUAL abuse victims; CRIMES against women; SEX crimes
- Publication
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2001, Vol 14, Issue 4, p615
- ISSN
0894-9867
- Publication type
Article