Mental Health Service Use Among High School Students Exposed to Interpersonal Violence

Green, Jennifer; Johnson, Renee M.; Dunn, Erin C.; Lindsey, Michael; Xuan, Ziming; Zaslavsky, Alan M.

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“…Research on services utilization consistently shows that women seek help from mental health specialists more frequently than men (Alonso et al, 2004), and they are also more likely to use psychotropic medication (Boyd et al, 2015). In fact, when adjusting for key demographic characteristics, including gender, victims of sexual violence were more likely to both visit a mental health professional and to take psychotropic medication when compared to victims of nonsexual violence The present findings are consistent with previous research that has demonstrated associations between a history of sexual and nonsexual violence and formal service utilization (Green et al, 2014;Kaukinen, 2004;Lewis et al, 2005). Indeed, in a national probability household sample of women in the United States, Lewis and colleagues (2004) applied multivariate analyses and found that formal help-seeking was associated with a history of sexual and physical assault, as were PTSD and major depression (Lewis et al, 2005).…”

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“…It is important to note that in multivariate models, a history of sexual and/or nonsexual assault has been shown to be associated with an increased likelihood of past-year formal help-seeking, after controlling for psychiatric disorders (Lewis et al, 2005); however, the use of formal health services remains limited among assault victims (McCart et al, 2010). Similarly, a study of high school students further showed that exposure to sexual or family violence was associated with higher odds of utilizing mental health services, although more than half of the participants exposed to such events did not seek formal help (Green et al, 2014). Factors such as the stigma associated with being a sexual assault victim, avoidance coping strategies, and self-blame may contribute to low rates of help-seeking among victims (Ullman et al, 2007).…”

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Sexual and Nonsexual Interpersonal Violence, Psychiatric Disorders, and Mental Health Service Use

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) increases an individual's risk of suffering from psychiatric disorders. However, only a small proportion of individuals exposed to PTEs use health care services (HCS). Few studies have examined how exposure to different types of PTEs affect the odds an individual will suffer from a psychiatric disorder and access HCS. The present study aimed to examine the associations among lifetime exposure to sexual and nonsexual violence, psychiatric disorder presence, and utilization of HCS. Data were drawn from a large cross‐sectional survey (N = 19,958) representative of four regions of France. Lifetime occurrence of traumatic events, past‐year DSM‐IV Axis I psychiatric disorders, and past‐year use of HCS were assessed using the CIDI‐SF. Lifetime exposure to violence, particularly sexual violence, was associated with significantly higher odds of suffering from common psychiatric disorders in the past year, including major depression, aOR = 1.70, 95%CI [1.34, 2.17], which was present among 36.9% of participants who reported sexual violence exposure, 20.9% of those who reported exposure to nonsexual violence, and 7.1% of those exposed to neither. Compared to participants who were not exposed to sexual violence, victims of sexual violence were more likely to have contacted health care professionals due to a mental health problem and to have received psychotropic medication. However, a significant portion of individuals with psychiatric disorders did not report receiving potentially beneficial HCS. The present findings highlight the need to identify victims of violence and improve access to appropriate services for this population.

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Sexual and Nonsexual Interpersonal Violence, Psychiatric Disorders, and Mental Health Service Use

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

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“…Our results suggest that supportive and inclusive social environments for sexual orientation may lower the risk of suicide attempts among LGB youths [28, 29]. Creating policies of preventing school violence, including bullying in particular, is one of the most important protection factors for LGB youths [28, 30]. Recent research has shown that higher levels of protectiveness and supportive school climates for LGB youths reduced suicidal thoughts of LGB youths, even after controlling for confounding variables [29].…”

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Type of sexual intercourse experience and suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among youths: a cross-sectional study in South Korea

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BackgroundDespite abundant theoretical evidence of higher rates of suicide among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youths, little is known about the relationship between suicide and types of sexual intercourse experience in youths. This study examines the association between the type of intercourse experience and suicide risk outcomes (SROs: suicidal ideation, plans for suicide, suicidal attempts) from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey.MethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional data from 146,621 students aged 12–17 years for the years 2012 and 2013. We defined lesbian, gay, or bisexual youth as youths who engaged in a type of sexual intercourse (same-sex or both-sex intercourse). A chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were used to evaluate the association between intercourse experience and SROs.ResultsThe results showed that the prevalence of suicidal ideation was higher among youths with same-sex intercourse experience (45.9% for females, 33.7% for males) than among youths with opposite-sex intercourse experience (42.2% for females, 23.8% for males) and those with no experience in intercourse (21.0% for females, 12.7% for males). After adjusting for revealed risk factors that were associated with suicide risks, among males, suicide risks based on intercourse experience seemed to increase in the following order: no experience in sexual intercourse, opposite-sex, same-sex, and then both-sexes sexual intercourse experience. Same- and both-sexes intercourse related SROs are strongly linked to violence (being physically assaulted, threatened, or bullied) and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection. Those having no sexual intercourse experience showed the least probability of suicide risks among youths.ConclusionThe SROs of youths with same-sex or both-sex intercourse experience had strong associations with gender (males), violence, and STDs. Therefore, school educators must continue to advocate for and to implement LGB inclusive policies and programs in order to promote safe and supportive learning environments where all students are protected from health risk behaviors.

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“…There is less research assessing whether those with depression and prior experience of violence have a different likelihood of having their depression diagnosed and treated. Several US studies have shown that those with mental health problems who have experienced interpersonal violence (except for women who experienced sexual violence) utilise mental healthcare services at lower rates [11,12], although measuring service utilisation does not fully reflect rates of diagnosis or treatment.…”

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Interpersonal violence and depression in Brazil: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2019 National Health Survey

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Machado³

et al. 2022

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Depression and interpersonal violence are issues of increasing public health concern globally, especially in low-and-middle income countries. Despite the known relationship between interpersonal violence and an increased risk of depression, there is a need to further characterise the experience of depression in those who have experienced violence, to better develop screening and treatment interventions. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on responses from the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey. The prevalence of depression (both clinician-diagnosed, and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) screened) were estimated by type of violence experienced in the preceding 12 months (none, physical violence, sexual violence, physical and sexual violence, or threat of violence). Logistic regression models assessed the associations between violence and depression after adjusting for socioeconomic and demographic factors. Of 88,531 respondents, 8.1% experienced any type of violence. Compared to those not experiencing violence, those who experienced any type of violence had a higher prevalence of clinician-diagnosed or PHQ-9-screened depression (e.g. the prevalence of clinician-diagnosed depression was 18.8% for those experiencing sexual violence compared to 9.5% for those not experiencing violence). Both undiagnosed and untreated depression were also more prevalent in those experiencing any type of violence. In logistic regression models, any experience of violence was associated with a higher odds of depression (e.g. aOR = 3.75 (95% CI: 3.06–4.59) for PHQ-9-detected depression). Experiencing violence was also associated with a higher likelihood of having depression which was undiagnosed (e.g. in those who experienced sexual violence: aOR of 3.20, 95% CI 1.81–5.67) or untreated (e.g. in those who experienced physical and sexual violence: aOR = 8.06, 95% CI 3.44–18.9). These findings highlight the need to consider screening for depression in those affected by violence, and to prioritise mental healthcare in communities affected by violence.

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Mental Health Service Use Among High School Students Exposed to Interpersonal Violence

Cited by 9 publications

References 40 publications

Sexual and Nonsexual Interpersonal Violence, Psychiatric Disorders, and Mental Health Service Use

Sexual and Nonsexual Interpersonal Violence, Psychiatric Disorders, and Mental Health Service Use

Type of sexual intercourse experience and suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among youths: a cross-sectional study in South Korea

Interpersonal violence and depression in Brazil: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2019 National Health Survey

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