Reliability of reports of violent victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder among men and women with serious mental illness
Abstract
Although violent victimization is highly prevalent among men and women with serious mental illness (SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), future research in this area may be impeded by controversy concerning the ability of individuals with SMI to report traumatic events reliably. This article presents the results of a study exploring the temporal consistency of reports of childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual abuse, and adult physical abuse, as well as current symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 50 people with SMI. Results show that trauma history and PTSD assessments can, for the most part, yield reliable information essential to further research in this area. The study also demonstrates the importance of using a variety of statistical methods to assess the reliability of self‐reports of trauma history.
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Research shows greater risk of hostility, including increased violence and discrimination, directed towards individuals living with mental illness in in-person contexts, especially targeted at those with severe mental illnesses.
“research showing greater risk of hostility, including increased violence and discrimination, directed towards individuals living with mental illness in in-person contexts, especially targeted at those with severe mental illnesses (Goodman et al., 1999)”
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- Authors
- Goodman, L. A., Thompson, K. M., Weinfurt, K., Corl, S., Acker, P., Mueser, K. T., & Rosenberg, S. D.
- Affiliations
- Boston College (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Dartmouth College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Goodman, Lisa A.
- Venue
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1999-10
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 587-599
- ISSN
- 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6598
- OpenAlex
- W1996950738
- Cited by
- 329
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 15
- FWCI
- 6.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R24-MH56147, R24MH056147)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Keywords
- violent victimization, post-traumatic stress disorder, severe mental illness, self-report reliability, temporal coherence, child sexual abuse, adult sexual abuse, trauma history, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, gender differences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Child Abuse, Sexual, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Pilot Projects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self-Assessment, Severity of Illness Index, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Violence, Reproducibility of Results, Prevalence, Crime Victims
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