Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors in Seriously Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents.

Autor/inn/en	Adams, Julie; und weitere
Titel	Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors in Seriously Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents.
Quelle	(1995), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Behavior Disorders; Behavior Problems; Child Abuse; Child Behavior; Correlation; Mental Disorders; Problem Children; Sexual Abuse; Sexuality; Victims of Crime + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Korrelation; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Problem child; Child at risk; Risikokind; Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexualität; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen
Abstract	This study examined the prevalence and clinical correlates of sexually inappropriate behaviors in all youth treated at a tertiary care public sector psychiatric hospital over a 5-year period. A retrospective chart review was completed on 499 subjects. Subjects were grouped in four mutually exclusive categories: no inappropriate sexual behaviors (N=296), hypersexual (N=82), exposing (N=39), and victimizing (N=82) behaviors. Those with histories of sexually inappropriate behaviors had much higher rates of being sexually abused (82 percent versus 36 percent), and also had higher rates of physical abuse and neglect, behavior disorders, developmental problems, and family histories of antisocial behavior. However, they were less likely to have affective disorders than group members with no history of sexually inappropriate behavior. The hypersexual group contained a higher proportion of females and was associated, in part, with variables relating to sexual abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder. The more severe offending groups (exposing and victimizing) were associated with variables related to sexual abuse, developmental delays, lower IQ's, peer problems, and other acting-out behavior problems. These finding underscore the importance of evaluating for sexually inappropriate behaviors in seriously mentally ill youth, especially in those with histories of sexual abuse. (Author/RJM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC