Association of child sexual abuse and dating victimization with mental health disorder in a sample of adolescent girls.

Full Abstract

The study's aim was to assess the association between adolescent girls' recall of child sexual abuse (CSA) and prevalence of dating victimization in early romantic relationships and to explore the link between multiple trauma history and mental disorders. When demographics and teacher-reported behavioral problems during childhood were controlled, the risk of presenting with at least one internalized or externalized mental health disorder was higher for adolescent girls with multiple victimization (history of CSA and dating victimization) than for adolescents with no multiple trauma history. Results highlight a strong association between reports of multiple traumatic experiences and mental health disorders of teenaged girls and the need to assess for a broader range of victimization experiences in the design of intervention services.

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Author information

Author/s: Hébert, Martine (M); Lavoie, Francine (F); Vitaro, Frank (F); McDuff, Pierre (P); Tremblay, Richard E (RE);

Affiliation: Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada. hebert.m(-atsign-)uqam.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of traumatic stress (J Trauma Stress), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Apr; vol 21 (issue 2) : pp 181-9

Dates: Created 2008/04/17; Completed 2008/08/08;

PMID: 18404638, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adolescent Health Services - organization & administration
Adolescent Psychology
Child
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Courtship - psychology
Crime Victims - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Life Change Events

Life Change Events
Mental Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology
Mental Recall
Parents - psychology
Personality Inventory
Prevalence
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Teaching
Violence - psychology; statistics & numerical data

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