Physical and sexual assault histories among psychiatric outpatients.
Using a semistructured interview, the author obtained complete histories of experiences of being physically or sexually assaulted from 31 psychiatric outpatients. The majority (68%) of outpatients had experienced major physical and/or sexual assaults, and most assaults had not been revealed to the patients' prior therapists. Circumstances associated with the assaults, a comparison of outpatient and inpatient assault histories, and the relevance of the findings to clinical practice are discussed.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington, Seattle 98105.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D012742:Sex Offenses; D014754:Violence