Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Sexual assault history in a community mental health center clinical population

  • Brief Report
  • Published:
Community Mental Health Journal Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

One hundred and twenty-two adult outpatients, 81 women and 41 men, in a community mental health center responded to a survey of history of sexual assault and abuse. Overall, 48% reported they had been sexually assaulted or abused, 59% of women and 24% of men. Forty-two percent of women and 17% of men reported they had been raped, 27% of women and 7% of men reported attempted rape, and 31% of women and 10% of men reported molestation. Characteristics of assaults and assailants were examined. Implications for training clinicians in the treatment of victims of sexual assault and abuse are discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Briere, J., Runtz, M. (1987). Post sexual abuse trauma: Data and implications for clinical practice.Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2, 367–379.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bryer, J.B., Nelson, B.A., Miller, J.B., & Krol, P.A. (1987). Childhood sexual and physical abuse as factors in adult psychiatric illness.American Journal of Psychiatry, 144, 1426–1430.

    Google Scholar 

  • Craine, L.S., Henson, C.E., Colliver, J.A., & MacLean, D.G. (1988). Prevalence of a history of sexual abuse among female psychiatric patients in a state hospital system.Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 39, 300–304.

    Google Scholar 

  • Friedman, S., & Harrison, G. (1984). Sexual histories, attitudes, and behavior of schizophrenic and “normal” women.Archives of Sexual Behavior, 13, 555–567.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jacobson, A. & Herald, C. (1990). The relevance of childhood sexual abuse to adult psychiatric inpatient care.Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 41, 154–158.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kohan, M.J., Pothier, P., & Norbeck, J.S. (1987). Hospitalized children with history of sexual abuse: Incidence and case issues.American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 57, 258–264.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sansonnet, H.H., Haley, G., Marriage, K., & Fine, S. (1987). Sexual abuse and psychopathology in hospitalized adolescents.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 26, 753–757.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Nova University, 3301 College Avenue, 33314, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

    Philinda Smith Hutchings Ph.D. & Mary Ann Dutton Ph.D.

Authors
  1. Philinda Smith Hutchings Ph.D.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Mary Ann Dutton Ph.D.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Hutchings, P.S., Dutton, M.A. Sexual assault history in a community mental health center clinical population. Community Ment Health J 29, 59–63 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00760631

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00760631

Keywords

Search

Navigation