The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in female inmates in China. A total of 471 participants were assessed for CSA, personality traits, coping strategies, and frequency of lifetime PTSD. Results demonstrated that CSA and negative coping were predictive factors for lifetime PTSD among female inmates after personality traits were controlled. The findings suggest that CSA is one potential factor contributing to lifetime PTSD among female inmates. The importance of screening for CSA among female inmates was highly emphasized. Early intervention and prevention programmes based on coping skills may be useful to forestall the development of chronic PTSD in female inmates.
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Guoping Huang;
Guoping Huang
The Mental Health Center of Sichuan Province, China and Mental Health Institute, 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, China,
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Yalin Zhang;
Yalin Zhang
Mental Health Institute, 2nd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, China
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Shakeh Momartin;
Shakeh Momartin
Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS), Sydney, Australia
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Xuanyin Huang;
Xuanyin Huang
The Mental Health Center of Sichuan Province, China
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Lan Zhao
Lan Zhao
Department of Reform Education, Hunan New Road Occupational School (NROS), China
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1744-9219
Print ISSN: 1744-9200
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2008
Int J Prison Health (2008) 4 (1): 54–63.
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Huang G, Zhang Y, Momartin S, Huang X, Zhao L (2008), "Child sexual abuse, coping strategies and lifetime posttraumatic stress disorder among female inmates". Int J Prison Health, Vol. 4 No. 1 pp. 54–63, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17449200701875840
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