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Psychopathology in a large cohort of sexually abused children followed up to 43 years
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Objective To determine the rate and risk of clinical and personality disorders diagnosed in childhood and adulthood in those known to have been sexually abused during childhood.Methods Forensic medical records of 2,759 sexually abused children assessed between 1964 and 1995 were linked with a public psychiatric database between 12 and 43 years later. Cases were compared to control subjects matched on gender and age groupings drawn from the general population through a random sample of the national electoral database.Results A lifetime record of contact with public mental health services was found in 23.3% of cases compared to 7.7% of controls. The rate of contact among child sexual abuse victims was 3.65 times higher (95% CI, 3.09-4.32, p<0.001). It was estimated that child sexual abuse accounted for approximately 7.83% of mental health contact. Exposure to sexual abuse increased risks for the majority of outcomes including psychosis, affective, anxiety, substance abuse, and personality disorders. Rates of clinical disorders diagnosed in adulthood and childhood remained significantly higher among child sexual abuse cases. Older age at sexual abuse and those exposed to severe abuse involving penetration or multiple offenders were associated with greater risk for psychopathology.Conclusions This study confirms that child sexual abuse is a substantial risk factor for a range of mental disorders in both childhood and adulthood.Practice implications Those treating victims of sexual abuse must assess not only disorders commonly associated with trauma, but also low prevalence disorders such as psychosis.
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“This could be relevant, as the nature of individuals’ psychological dysfunction might differ as a function of the age at which the abuse was experienced (Cutajar et al., 2010).”
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“They argue for the inclusion of DTD in DSM 5, citing various studies which provide evidence for the validity and reliability of this diagnosis.”
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“Maltreatment has even been found to substantially increase risk for psychosis (Alemany et al., 2011; Arseneault et al., 2011; Bebbington et al., 2011; Bendall et al., 2008; Cutajar et al., 2010; Daly, 2011; Fisher et al., 2010; Gaudiano and Zimmerman, 2010; Houston et al., 2011) and”
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“, 2002), that male abuse victims are more likely to seek treatment with mental health services (Spataro et al., 2004; Cutajar et al., 2010) and are more likely to develop psychosis (Shevlin et al.”
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“Retrospective studies show that a high proportion of people with psychotic disorders have previously experienced sexual abuse (Bendall et al., 2008; Cutajar et al., 2010; Bebbington et al., 2011; Mauritz et al., 2013).”
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“For example, some looking specifically at childhood sexual abuse does not consider the impact that other traumas can have on subsequent psychopathology [14] or look only at the impact of other adversities such as family environment [15].”
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“Trauma history is a risk factor for both substance abuse and schizophrenia (Cutajar et al., 2010), although it is not clear whether trauma exposure is related to the development of persistent psychotic symptoms after MA use.”
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“This finding is inconsistent with prior studies that did not establish a link between CSA and depression for male survivors (Spataro et al., 2004; Cutajar et al., 2010).”
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“Findings of increased contact with mental health care providers parallel those found by Cutajar et al. (2010) and suggest that participants who report CSA may have a greater need for psychological services.”
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“Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is highly prevalent worldwide (Stoltenborgh, van IJzendoorn, Euser, & Bakermans-Kranenburg, 2011) and is linked to an increased risk of severe subsequent psychopathology in adolescence and adulthood like suicidality, depression, psychosis, substance abuse, personality disorders, and partic…”
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“…emotional and behavioural regulation, relationships, intellectual abilities, school achievement, later occupational function, and physical health (Cutajar et al., 2010; Fry et al., 2017; Norman et al., 2012; Ogle, Rubin, & Siegler, 2013; Romano, Babchishin, Marquis, & Fréchette, 2015; Vachon et…”
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“[9], CSA increases the risk for several mental diseases like psychosis, affective, anxiety, substance abuse, and personality disorders.”
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“Reports on the consequences of sexual abuse have gained attention internationally (Cutajar et al., 2010), thereby raising awareness of the positive role of therapy for victims (Centro de Asistencia a Víctimas de Atentados Sexuales [CAVAS], 2004; Hetzel-Riggin, Brausch& Montgomery, 2007).”
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“Further, a prospective study of young people very likely to have been exposed to sexual abuse clearly showed an increased risk of schizophrenia (Cutajar et al., 2010).”
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“It can lead to a variety of physical and mental health problems in childhood and later adulthood (Cutajar et al., 2010; Irish, Kobayashi, & Delahanty, 2010).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cutajar, M. C., Mullen, P. E., Ogloff, J. R. P., Thomas, S. D., Wells, D. L., & Spataro, J.
- Affiliations
- Monash University (AU)
- Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Cutajar, Margaret C.
- Venue
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-11
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 813-822
- ISSN
- 0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2163025547
- Cited by
- 472
- References
- 63
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 22.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Online (University of Wollongong) (submittedVersion)
- Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Military, Security, and Education Studies
- Keywords
- child sexual abuse, psychopathology, personality disorders, psychosis, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, mental health service contact, long-term follow-up, abuse severity, multiple offenders, trauma
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Medical Record Linkage, Mental Health Services, Psychopathology, Risk Factors, Sexual Partners, Victoria, Proportional Hazards Models, Case-Control Studies, Sex Distribution
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