Sequelae of sexual trauma in women treated for non-trauma-related psychiatric disorders in a psychiatric hospital in Switzerland

Bühler, L; Eckle, I; Malti, T; Modestin, J

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2010.03.001

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Bühler, L., Eckle, I., Malti, T., & Modestin, J. (2010). Sequelae of sexual trauma in women treated for non-trauma-related psychiatric disorders in a psychiatric hospital in Switzerland. Women’s Health Issues : Official Publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health, 20(4), 279–286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2010.03.001

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We sought to explore the impact of sexual trauma on symptom severity, sense of coherence, and control orientation in female psychiatric inpatients diagnosed with and admitted for non-trauma-related mental disorders.

METHODS: A sample of 31 female inpatients with a reported history of sexual trauma (two thirds abused in childhood, one third raped in adulthood) were compared with 31 female inpatients with similar sociodemographic backgrounds, matched for age and psychiatric diagnosis.

FINDINGS: Compared with the sexually no