@article{ref1,
title="Assault, psychiatric diagnoses, and sociodemographic variables in relation to help-seeking behavior in a national sample of women",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2005",
author="Lewis, Sarah F. and Resnick, Heidi S. and Ruggiero, Kenneth J. and Smith, Daniel W. and Kilpatrick, Dean G. and Best, Connie L. and Saunders, Benjamin E.",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="97-105",
abstract="Using a national probability household sample of 4,008 women, we estimated the prevalence and correlates of formal and informal help seeking. One-year prevalences of formal help seeking (e.g., seeking help from professional) and informal help seeking (e.g., seeking help from a relative or friend) were 10.6 and 6.6%, respectively. In the final multivariable model, increased likelihood of informal help seeking was associated with younger age, history of sexual assault, and past-year diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive episode (MDE). Similarly, increased likelihood of formal help seeking was associated with younger age, Caucasian racial/ethnic status, history of sexual assault, history of physical assault, and past-year diagnoses of PTSD and MDE. Implications for helping professionals and public education programs are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.20012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20012"
}