Citation

Cohen Y, Spirito A, Sterling C, Donaldson D, Seifer R, Plummer B, Avila R, Ferrer K. J. Child Psychol. Psychiatry 1996; 37(8): 989-993.

Affiliation

Geha Hospital, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9119945

Abstract

Adolescents who were psychiatrically hospitalized (N = 105) were classified as sexually abused, physically abused, both sexually and physically abused, or not abused, and studied to determine the prevalence of suicidal behavior and psychiatric disorders. Self-reports of hopelessness, depression, coping, and self-concept were also examined. No difference in suicidal behavior or psychiatric disorder, based on abuse history, was found, with one exception. Adolescents who were sexually abused, particularly those who experienced the most severe sexual abuse, used negative coping strategies more often than those not sexually abused. Findings suggest that symptomatology of adolescents who are psychiatrically hospitalized does not differ markedly based on history of abuse.

Language: en