Reliability of reports of violent victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder among men and women with serious mental illness

Although violent victimization is highly prevalent among men and women with serious mental illness (SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), future research in this area may be impeded by controversy concerning the ability of individuals with SMI to report traumatic events reliably. This article...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 1999-10, Vol.12 (4), p.587-599
Main Authors: Goodman, Lisa A., Thompson, Kim M., Weinfurt, Kevin, Corl, Susan, Acker, Pat, Mueser, Kim T., Rosenberg, Stanley D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Baltimore, Maryland
Biological and medical sciences
Central Cities
Child Abuse, Sexual - diagnosis
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child Abuse, Sexual - statistics & numerical data
Chronic Disease
Crime Victims - psychology
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
measures
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Illness
Mental Patients
Pilot Projects
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Prevalence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
schizophrenia
Self-Assessment
serious mental illness
Severity of Illness Index
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
trauma exposure
Victimization
Victimology
Victims
Violence
Violence - psychology
Violence - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Although violent victimization is highly prevalent among men and women with serious mental illness (SMI; e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), future research in this area may be impeded by controversy concerning the ability of individuals with SMI to report traumatic events reliably. This article presents the results of a study exploring the temporal consistency of reports of childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual abuse, and adult physical abuse, as well as current symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 50 people with SMI. Results show that trauma history and PTSD assessments can, for the most part, yield reliable information essential to further research in this area. The study also demonstrates the importance of using a variety of statistical methods to assess the reliability of self‐reports of trauma history.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1024708916143