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Sexual Victimization and Clinical Challenges in Women Receiving Hospital Treatment for Depression

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 2000

Abstract

The study examined the prevalence of sexual victimization among 60 female inpatients and outpatients with depression. Sixty-five percent of the sample reported previous sexual violation in either childhood or adolescence/adulthood. Of these, 52% indicated that they had been victimized both in childhood and adolescence/adulthood. Based on the history of sexual victimization, participants were allocated to one of three groups. Body satisfaction, global self-esteem, and internality were progressively lower from Group 1 (no history), to Group 2 (childhood or adolescent/adult victimization), to Group 3 (both childhood and adolescent/adult victimization). Body satisfaction was further shown to be independently affected by sexual violation.

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L'étude portait sur la prévalence de la victimisation sexuelle chez 60 patientes hospitalisées et patientes externes atteintes de dépression. Dans une proportion de 65%, ces personnes ont déclaré avoir été victimes de sévices sexuels soit dans leur enfance, soit dans leur adolescence ou è l'âge adulte. De ce nombre, 52% ont indiqué avoir été victimisées è la fois dans l'enfance et dans l'adolescence ou è l'âge adulte. Les participantes ont été réparties en 3 groupes, en fonction de leurs antécédents de victimisation sexuelle. Les niveaux de satisfaction corporelle, d'estime de soi générale et d'internalité diminuaient progressivement è mesure qu'on passait du groupe 1 (aucun antécédent) au groupe 2 (victimisation soit dans l'enfance, soit dans l'adolescence ou è l'âge adulte), puis au groupe 3 (victimisation è la fois dans l'enfance et dans l'adolescence ou è l'âge adulte). L'étude a en outre révélé que les sévices sexuels influaient de façon indépendante sur le niveau de satisfaction corporelle.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 19Number 1April 2000
Pages: 161 - 174

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Version of record online: 4 May 2009

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Sarita Sahay
Niva Piran
Sarah Maddocks
East End Community Health Centre, Toronto

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