Episodically Homeless Women with Serious Mental Illness: Prevalence of Physical and Sexual Assault
Description:
Assessed 3 aspects of physical and sexual assault in the histories 99 episodically homeless, seriously mentally ill women (aged 21-71 yrs): lifetime prevalence; severity, co-occurrence, and recency; and associations between levels of this victimization and specific characteristics of the Ss. Results indicate that the lifetime risk for violent victimization was so high (97%) that rape and physical battery are normative experiences. The risk for recurrent abuse was also high. (Authors)
Type of Resource:
Journal
Publication Date:
1995
Volume:
65
Issue:
4
Pages:
468-478