Examining the Traumatic Effects of Sexual Victimization on the Health of Incarcerated Women

Aday, Ronald H.; Dye, Meredith Huey; Kaiser, Amanda K.

doi:10.1080/08974454.2014.909758

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“…Across studies, CSA rates ranged from 10% (Richie & Johnsen, 1996, who considered CSA prior to age 13) to 66% (Asberg & Renk, 2015). Twelve of these articles reported on CSA prevalence rates prior to age 18; in those articles the CSA rates ranged from 28% (Aday, Dye, & Kaiser, 2014) to 66% (Asberg & Renk, 2015). In the two studies that directly compared incarcerated women to women residing in the community, incarcerated women had higher rates of CSA (68% vs. 47% among female victims of violence; Severson, Postmus, & Berry, 2005; 42% vs. 26%; Tusher & Cook, 2010).…”

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“…Only six studies have reported sexual revictimization rates among incarcerated women, finding rates that ranged from 12% (Aday et al, 2014) to 58% (Severson et al, 2005). Again, incarcerated women were found to have higher rates of sexual victimization in both childhood and adulthood compared to women residing in the community (58% vs. 39% in total sample of women victims of violence; Severson et al, 2005; 84% vs. 59% among the victims; Tusher & Cook, 2010) and incarcerated men (57–62% vs. 16–27% among the victims; Wolff, et al, 2009).…”

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Sexual Victimization and Mental Illness Prevalence Rates Among Incarcerated Women: A Literature Review

Karlsson

Zielinski

2018

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Incarcerated women evidence high rates of both interpersonal trauma and mental illness. In particular, the rates of sexual violence victimization are so high that some researchers have suggested that sexual abuse may be a pathway to prison for women, likely through the development of mental illness, including substance abuse. This review article summarizes the literature on sexual victimization ( n = 32 articles; 28 independent studies) and mental illness ( n = 11 articles; 8 independent studies) prevalence among samples of incarcerated women ( Ns ≥ 100) in context of methodological choices within included articles. Best estimates for sexual victimization from studies using established survey methods were as follows: 50-66% for child sexual abuse, 28-68% for adult sexual abuse, and 56-82% for lifetime sexual assault. Although data directly comparing prevalence of sexual victimization among incarcerated women to prevalence for other groups are limited, the existing data indicate that incarcerated women have significantly greater exposure than incarcerated men and community samples of women. Moreover, compared to findings from the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication, incarcerated women evidence greater prevalence of most lifetime and current mental illnesses, especially depressive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorders. Surprisingly, only two independent studies have investigated the overlap between sexual victimization and mental illness in samples of incarcerated women. Both studies found disproportionally high rates of mental illness among victims of sexual violence. Suggestions and implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Sexual Victimization and Mental Illness Prevalence Rates Among Incarcerated Women: A Literature Review

Karlsson

Zielinski

2018

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

101

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“…There is considerable overlap between anxiety symptoms and PTSD symptoms because the same brain mechanisms create the heightened arousal of the autonomic nervous system common in both groups. Therefore, relational trauma is positively correlated to increased anxiety among incarcerated individuals, including higher rates of agoraphobia (19.4%), PTSD (15.7%), and panic disorder (2.4%; Aday, Dye, & Kaiser, ; de Carvalho et al, ; Lynch, Heath, Mathews, Galatia, & Cepeda, ; Wolff & Shi, ).…”

Section: Relational Traumamentioning

confidence: 99%

Quasi‐Experimental Single‐Subject Design: Comparing Seeking Safety and Canine‐Assisted Therapy Interventions Among Mentally Ill Female Inmates

Holman

Ellmo

Wilkerson

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J Addict Offender Couns

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“…While BOJ statistics from the 2013 National Crime Victimization Survey reported rates of violent victimization for women in the general population of approximately 23 percent (Truman & Langton, 2014), substantially higher rates have been reported among incarcerated women. Studies have identified lifetime histories of physical and sexual abuse ranging from 43 to 94 percent (Aday, Dye, & Kaiser, 2014; Bloom, Chesney-Lind, & Owen, 1994; Covington, 1998; McDaniels-Wilson & Belknap, 2008; Snell & Morton, 1994; Tripodi & Pettus-Davis, 2013). Browne and colleagues found that 85 percent to 90 percent of incarcerated women reported having experienced one or more incidents of violent victimization (Browne, Miller, & Maguin, 1999), with 59 percent reporting that the first incidents occurred prior to their eighteenth birthday.…”

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Violent Victimization and Substance Dependency: Comparing Rural Incarcerated Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Women

Otis

Oser

Staton‐Tindall

2016

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

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This exploratory study examines the relationship between sexual identity and violent victimization experiences as predictors of differences in illicit substance and alcohol use and substance use problems among a sample of incarcerated women in rural Appalachia (N = 400). Results indicated that, compared to heterosexual women, sexual minority women were more likely to have a lifetime history of weapon, physical, and sexual assault, and were younger at the time of their first violent victimization. Sexual minority women were younger than heterosexual women at the age of onset for intravenous drug use and at the time they first got drunk, and were more likely to report having overdosed. Multivariate analysis found violent victimization to be the strongest predictor of a history of overdose and substance use problems.

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Examining the Traumatic Effects of Sexual Victimization on the Health of Incarcerated Women

Cited by 31 publications

References 54 publications

Sexual Victimization and Mental Illness Prevalence Rates Among Incarcerated Women: A Literature Review

Sexual Victimization and Mental Illness Prevalence Rates Among Incarcerated Women: A Literature Review

Quasi‐Experimental Single‐Subject Design: Comparing Seeking Safety and Canine‐Assisted Therapy Interventions Among Mentally Ill Female Inmates

Violent Victimization and Substance Dependency: Comparing Rural Incarcerated Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Women

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