Adult Adjustment of Survivors of Institutional Child Abuse in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	Carr, Alan; Dooley, Barbara; Fitzpatrick, Mark; Flanagan, Edel; Flanagan-Howard, Roisin; Tierney, Kevin; White, Megan; Daly, Margaret; Egan, Jonathan
Titel	Adult Adjustment of Survivors of Institutional Child Abuse in Ireland
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 34 (2010) 7, S.477-489 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.11.003
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Clinical Diagnosis; Attachment Behavior; Personality Problems; Child Abuse; Incidence; Questionnaires; Foreign Countries; Anxiety; Adults; Adjustment (to Environment); Interviews; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Substance Abuse; Residential Institutions; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Vorkommen; Fragebogen; Ausland; Angst; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Wohnumgebung; Irland
Abstract	Objective: To document the adult adjustment of survivors of childhood institutional abuse. Method: Two hundred and forty-seven adult survivors of institutional abuse with a mean age of 60 were interviewed with a protocol that included the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, modules from the Structured Clinical Interview for Axis I Disorders of DSM IV and the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Personality Disorders, the Trauma Symptom Inventory, and the Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory. Results: The prevalence of psychological disorders among adult survivors of institutional abuse was over 80% and far higher than in the normal population, with anxiety, mood and substance use disorders being the most prevalent diagnoses. Survivors also had high rates of trauma symptoms and insecure adult attachment styles, and these were higher for those who had experienced both institutional and intrafamilial abuse. Conclusions: There was an association between the experience of institutional abuse in childhood and the prevalence of adult mental health problems, particularly anxiety, mood and substance use disorders. Practice implications: Policies, practices and procedures should be regularly reviewed and revised to maximize protection of young people in institutional care. Evidence-based psychological treatment should be made available to adult survivors of institutional abuse. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10