Childhood sexual abuse. Women's health when starting in group therapy
(2004) In Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 58(1). p.25-32- Abstract
- Childhood sexual abuse has been shown to be common among adult women, 15-30% in prevalence studies, and among mentally ill women, 25-77%. These women often suffer from depression, anxiety, sexual and relationship problems. Suicide attempts and self-destructive behaviour are common. Within the Department of Psychiatry at Lund University Hospital, 45 women with experiences of childhood sexual abuse were offered a 2-year-long trauma-focused group therapy. They were well educated but 27% were unemployed. Nearly half of the group had made suicide attempts, 87% had had suicidal thoughts and, according to the questionnaire SCL-90, they were suffering from psychiatric symptoms significantly to a greater degree than both a general group and a... (More)
- Childhood sexual abuse has been shown to be common among adult women, 15-30% in prevalence studies, and among mentally ill women, 25-77%. These women often suffer from depression, anxiety, sexual and relationship problems. Suicide attempts and self-destructive behaviour are common. Within the Department of Psychiatry at Lund University Hospital, 45 women with experiences of childhood sexual abuse were offered a 2-year-long trauma-focused group therapy. They were well educated but 27% were unemployed. Nearly half of the group had made suicide attempts, 87% had had suicidal thoughts and, according to the questionnaire SCL-90, they were suffering from psychiatric symptoms significantly to a greater degree than both a general group and a clinical group with mixed diagnoses. According to the questionnaire ISSI, they were less well socially integrated than both a general group and a clinical group, and the degree of social adjustment according to the questionnaire SAS-SR was lower than in a general group. The study shows that childhood sexually abused women seeking therapy are a symptom-burdened group. These women probably need psychiatric treatment of a particular character. Special group therapy for these women can potentially improve their health. (Less)
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- author
- Lundqvist, Gunilla ; Svedin, Carl Göran LU and Hansson, Kjell LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2004
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Group therapy, Sexual abuse, Women's health
- in
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
- volume
- 58
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 25 - 32
- publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- external identifiers
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- wos:000189257800003
- pmid:14985151
- scopus:12144291573
- ISSN
- 1502-4725
- DOI
- 10.1080/08039480310000752
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 276fdd49-dc9c-44ff-9e6d-16a85d2617b8 (old id 154272)
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- 2016-04-01 12:31:50
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