Childhood Sexual Abuse Severity and Disclosure as Predictors of Depression Among Adult African-American and Latina Women

Sciolla, Andrés F; Glover, Dorie; Loeb, Tamra Burns; Zhang, Muyu; Myers, Héctor F.

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“…These patterns are largely consistent with previous studies showing links between CSA severity and clinically meaningful PTSD or depression symptoms 38,39,74,78 and links between clinically meaningful symptoms and biomarker composite scores among women 65,67,69,74 ; they are also consistent with the links between CSA severity and clinical symptom severity reported in the baseline-only analyses of the larger sample of 99 men that included our participants. 40 Nonetheless, replication of this study is needed with a larger sample to increase the probability of effective randomization and provide adequate statistical power to further examine the effectiveness of ES-HIM in improving sexual and mental health outcomes and biomarker composites.…”

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A Sexual Risk and Stress Reduction Intervention Designed for HIV-Positive Bisexual African American Men With Childhood Sexual Abuse Histories

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Objectives. HIV transmission risk is high among men who have sex with men and women (MSMW), and it is further heightened by a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and current traumatic stress or depression. Yet, traumatic stress is rarely addressed in HIV interventions. We tested a stress-focused sexual risk reduction intervention for African American MSMW with CSA histories. Methods. This randomized controlled trial compared a stress-focused sexual risk reduction intervention with a general health promotion intervention. Sexual risk behaviors, psychological symptoms, stress biomarkers (urinary cortisol and catecholamines), and neopterin (an indicator of HIV progression) were assessed at baseline and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Results. Both interventions decreased and sustained reductions in sexual risk and psychological symptoms. The stress-focused intervention was more efficacious than the general health promotion intervention in decreasing unprotected anal insertive sex and reducing depression symptoms. Despite randomization, baseline group differences in CSA severity, psychological symptoms, and biomarkers were found and linked to subsequent intervention outcomes. Conclusions. Although interventions designed specifically for HIV-positive African American MSMW can lead to improvements in health outcomes, future research is needed to examine factors that influence intervention effects.

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“…One of the most commonly reported predictors of prenatal depression is history of depression (Kapetanovic et al, 2009;Lancaster et al, 2010;Pereira, Lovisi, Pilowsky, Lima, & Legay, 2009). In addition, though not assessed specifically among pregnant women, childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been associated with depression in women (Delany-Brumsey, Joseph, Myers, Ullman, & Wyatt, 2013;Sciolla et al, 2011). Because CSA is more prevalent among women with HIV (Koenig, Doll, O'Leary, & Pequegnat, 2004), the assessment of CSA as a correlate of depression within this population is warranted.…”

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Rates and predictors of prenatal depression in women living with and without HIV

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Depression is a significant mental health and public health concern, and women living with HIV are at increased risk for depression. This risk may be especially elevated during pregnancy; however, few studies have attempted to identify rates and predictors of depression in pregnant, HIV-infected women. The purpose of the present study was to investigate rates and predictors of prenatal depression, such as history of depression, childhood sexual abuse (CSA), and social support among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was hypothesized that pregnant women with HIV will have higher rates of depressive symptoms and will exhibit a greater number of mood disorder diagnoses as compared to HIV-uninfected pregnant women. It was also hypothesized that HIV status, history of depression, CSA, and inadequate social support will emerge as predictors of depressive symptoms. A sample of 163 women, 31% (n=50) of whom were HIV-infected and 69% (n=113) of whom were HIV-uninfected, were recruited from an obstetrics/gynecology clinic affiliated with an urban university hospital. The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to identify depressive symptoms, and Modules A and D of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) confirmed the presence of a mood disorder. Findings demonstrated that rates of depressive symptoms and mood disorder diagnoses during pregnancy did not differ according to HIV serostatus. History depression, CSA, and inadequate social support predicted depressive symptoms during pregnancy in this sample. Due to their association with depressive symptoms, history of depression, CSA, and inadequate social support may be important to identify during pregnancy.

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“…In some studies, disclosure has adversely affected the survivor’s psychological health, with higher levels of depression reported among those who disclosed (Lee & Kim, 2011; Sciolla et al, 2011). Additionally, the disclosure recipient may not be empowered to respond: research has shown that adolescents may be more likely to disclose to peers (Priebe & Svedin, 2008).…”

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Correlates of disclosure of sexual violence among Kenyan youth

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Introduction Sexual violence (SV) against children is a global health and human rights issue that can have short and long-term consequences for health and wellbeing. Disclosing SV increases the likelihood that children can access health and protective services and receive psychosocial support. Research in high-income countries has found that child SV survivors are more likely to disclose when they are girls/women, experience fewer SV events, and experience SV perpetrated by a stranger. No studies have examined correlates of SV disclosure in Kenya. Objective The objective of this research was to assess the correlates of disclosing SV among Kenyan youth ages 13–24 who reported an SV experience before age 18. Methods In 2010, the Kenya Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Violence Prevention, the UNICEF Kenya Country Office, and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) conducted a national survey of violence against children. These data were used to conduct weighted logistic regression analyses to determine which factors were correlated with reporting SV disclosure. Results Among the 27.8% of girls/women and 14.5% of boys/men who reported SV before age 18, 44.6% of girls/women and 28.2% of boys/men reported to have disclosed the experience. In weighted logistic regression analysis, the odds of disclosure were lower among survivors who were boys/men and among survivors who reported more SV events, and higher when any perpetrator was a family member. Conclusion More context-specific research on SV disclosure among young people is needed globally.

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Childhood Sexual Abuse Severity and Disclosure as Predictors of Depression Among Adult African-American and Latina Women

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A Sexual Risk and Stress Reduction Intervention Designed for HIV-Positive Bisexual African American Men With Childhood Sexual Abuse Histories

A Sexual Risk and Stress Reduction Intervention Designed for HIV-Positive Bisexual African American Men With Childhood Sexual Abuse Histories

Rates and predictors of prenatal depression in women living with and without HIV

Correlates of disclosure of sexual violence among Kenyan youth

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