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Sexual assault and psychiatric disorders among a community sample of women.

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Winfield, I; George, LK; Swartz, M; Blazer, DG
Published in: Am J Psychiatry
March 1990

The authors examined the relationships between sexual assault and psychiatric disorders in a sample of 1,157 women 18-64 years old in the North Carolina site of the NIMH Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program. The results suggest that sexual assault is a risk factor for a number of psychiatric disorders. In addition, several characteristics of the assault among sexual assault victims were significantly related to one or more psychiatric disorders. However, there was no clear pattern relating characteristics of the assault to the risk of specific psychiatric disorders.

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Am J Psychiatry

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0002-953X

Publication Date

March 1990

Volume

147

Issue

3

Start / End Page

335 / 341

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Offenses
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Age Factors
 

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Winfield, I., George, L. K., Swartz, M., & Blazer, D. G. (1990). Sexual assault and psychiatric disorders among a community sample of women. Am J Psychiatry, 147(3), 335–341. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.147.3.335
Winfield, I., L. K. George, M. Swartz, and D. G. Blazer. “Sexual assault and psychiatric disorders among a community sample of women.Am J Psychiatry 147, no. 3 (March 1990): 335–41. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.147.3.335.
Winfield I, George LK, Swartz M, Blazer DG. Sexual assault and psychiatric disorders among a community sample of women. Am J Psychiatry. 1990 Mar;147(3):335–41.
Winfield, I., et al. “Sexual assault and psychiatric disorders among a community sample of women.Am J Psychiatry, vol. 147, no. 3, Mar. 1990, pp. 335–41. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/ajp.147.3.335.
Winfield I, George LK, Swartz M, Blazer DG. Sexual assault and psychiatric disorders among a community sample of women. Am J Psychiatry. 1990 Mar;147(3):335–341.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

0002-953X

Publication Date

March 1990

Volume

147

Issue

3

Start / End Page

335 / 341

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sex Offenses
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Age Factors