title: Sexual health and sexual trauma in women with severe mental illness: An exploratory survey of Western Australian community mental health services.
abstract: Australian women attending community mental health services were surveyed to determine the relationship between sexual trauma, sexual activity, and sexual health seeking behaviors. Self-reported history of "forced sex" was 58.4% (n = 122 out of 220). Latent class analysis revealed a three-class model: "sexually active and health seeking," "low sexual activity and health seeking" and "low sexual activity and not health seeking." An association with general practitioner engagement and sexual health seeking behaviors was found. Rates of self-reported sexual trauma reinforce the need for screening and trauma informed care. Groupings may reflect different aspects of recovery associated with sexual health behaviors.
authors.affiliation: a Discipline of Psychiatry , University of Western Australia Medical School , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.|b Peel and Rockingham Kwinana Mental Health Service , Rockingham , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Thinh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: c School of Nursing , Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Yvonne L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Hauck
authors.affiliation: d Clinical Research Centre , North Metropolitan Mental Health Service , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Rebecca A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pedruzzi
authors.affiliation: e Childbirth and Mental Illness Clinic , King Edward Memorial Hospital , Subiaco , Western Australia , Australia.|f Discipline of General Practice , University of Western Australia , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frayne
authors.affiliation: a Discipline of Psychiatry , University of Western Australia Medical School , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.|g Western Australian Primary Health Alliance , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rock
authors.affiliation: a Discipline of Psychiatry , University of Western Australia Medical School , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.|d Clinical Research Centre , North Metropolitan Mental Health Service , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dragovic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000074384:Sexual Health; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*