Price Matthew, Davidson Tatiana M, Ruggiero Kenneth J, Acierno Ron, Resnick Heidi S
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
J Trauma Stress. 2014 Jun;27(3):331-7. doi: 10.1002/jts.21915. Epub 2014 May 22.
Sexual assault increases the risk for psychopathology. Despite the availability of effective interventions, relatively few victims who need treatment receive care in the months following an assault. Prior work identified several factors associated with utilizing care, including ethnicity, insurance, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Few studies, however, have examined predictors of treatment utilization prospectively from the time of assault. The present study hypothesized that White racial status, younger age, being partnered, having health insurance, having previously received mental health treatment, and having more PTSD and depression symptoms would predict utilization of care in the 6 months postassault. This was examined in a sample of 266 female sexual assault victims with an average age of 26.2 years, of whom 62.0% were White and 38.0% were African American assessed at 1.5 and 6 months postassault. Available information on utilizing care varied across assessments (1.5 months, n = 214; 3 months, n = 126; 6 months, n = 204). Significant predictors included having previously received mental health treatment (OR = 4.09), 1 day depressive symptoms (OR = 1.06), and having private insurance (OR = 2.24) or Medicaid (OR = 2.19). Alcohol abuse and prior mental health care were associated with a substantial increase in treatment utilization (OR = 4.07). The findings highlight the need to help victims at risk obtain treatment after sexual assault.
性侵犯会增加精神病理学风险。尽管有有效的干预措施,但在遭受性侵犯后的几个月里,需要治疗的受害者中接受治疗的相对较少。先前的研究确定了几个与接受治疗相关的因素,包括种族、保险和创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)症状。然而,很少有研究从性侵犯发生时就前瞻性地研究治疗利用的预测因素。本研究假设,白人种族身份、年轻、有伴侣、有医疗保险、以前接受过心理健康治疗,以及有更多的PTSD和抑郁症状,将预测性侵犯后6个月内的治疗利用情况。在266名平均年龄为26.2岁的女性性侵犯受害者样本中进行了此项研究,其中62.0%为白人,38.0%为非裔美国人,在性侵犯后1.5个月和6个月进行了评估。不同评估中关于接受治疗的可用信息各不相同(1.5个月,n = 214;3个月,n = 126;6个月,n = 204)。显著的预测因素包括以前接受过心理健康治疗(OR = 4.09)、有抑郁症状(OR = 1.06),以及有私人保险(OR = 2.24)或医疗补助(OR = 2.19)。酗酒和以前接受过心理健康护理与治疗利用率的大幅增加有关(OR = 4.07)。研究结果凸显了帮助有风险的受害者在遭受性侵犯后获得治疗的必要性。