Mental health professionals’ attitudes and practices towards male childhood sexual abuse

Lab, Damon D.; Feigenbaum, Janet; Silva, Padmal de

doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(99)00152-0

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“…The many popular misconceptions about MSAC provide the rationale for a public education campaign to raise community awareness about the sexual abuse of boys. For example, some service providers believe that the sexual abuse of boys is rare and not associated with detrimental effects such as long-term stressors (Holmes & Offen, 1996;Holmes, Offen, & Waller, 1997;Lab, Feigenbaum, & De Silva, 2000;Spataro et al, 2001). Special attention should be given to teachers who are often the first ones to notice symptoms in children.…”

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Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Their Relationship to Adult Stress Among Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Easton

2012

Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community

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Men who were sexually abused during childhood represent a highly stigmatized, marginalized, and under-researched population at risk for a variety of problems across the lifespan. The purpose of the current study was to (a) describe characteristics of child sexual abuse (CSA) and adverse child experiences (ACE), and (b) examine the relationships among CSA characteristics, ACE, and stressors in adulthood. Using a cross-sectional design, the researcher collected data on 487 adult men through an anonymous, online survey. Bivariate analyses revealed that five CSA characteristics--age at first abuse (r = -.164), number of abusers (r = .231), use of physical force, penetration, and physical injury--were related to the number of ACE. Three CSA characteristics (use of physical force, penetration, and physical injury) and the number of ACE (r = .162) were positively related to the number of stressors in adulthood. Preliminary recommendations for prevention, intervention, and future research are provided.

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Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Their Relationship to Adult Stress Among Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Easton

2012

Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community

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“…In a self-report survey of British staff, only 5% of nurses, 10% of psychologists and 24% of psychiatrists said that they take no action when a male client discloses childhood sexual abuse (Lab et al, 2000). However, three studies of recorded behaviour in such situations, in New Zealand (Read & Fraser, 1998b;) and the USA (Eilenberg et al, 1996), found very low levels of response in terms of offering information or support, referring for counselling, documenting the abuse in the patients' files, asking about previous disclosure or treatment, including the abuse in summary formulations or treatment plans, and considering reporting to legal or protection authorities.…”

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“…A British study found that only 30% of mental health staff had received training in the assessment and/or treatment of sexual abuse (13% of nurses, 33% of psychiatrists and 46% of psychologists). Of the psychiatrists who had received no such training, 44% nevertheless said that they had received 'sufficient training' (Lab et al, 2000). A US study of psychiatric residents found that only 28% had received training in recognising or treating traumatic events such as domestic violence (Currier et al, 1996).…”

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Why, when and how to ask about childhood abuse

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Hammersley²,

Rudegeair³

2007

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) and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society for the Psychological Treatments of Schizophrenia (http://www.isps.org). Paul Hammersley is programme director for postgraduate studies in family and individual cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis at Manchester University, UK. He has written and lectured extensively on the relationship between childhood trauma and psychosis, and is a member of a multidisciplinary team offering training on how to ask about childhood abuse and researching the effectiveness of that training. Thom Rudegeair is clinical director of the psychiatric in-patient unit servicing central Auckland. He trained in the USA, earning a PhD in zoology (evolutionary theory) from the University of Florida, then an MD and psychiatry credentials from the University of Massachusetts. His current research interests include formulating an evolutionary model of 'madness' focusing on the role of childhood trauma and developmental derailment. AbstractSubscribers to the medical model of the causation of madness and distress emphasise the role of genes and can severely underestimate the impact of traumatic events on the development of the human mind. This bias persists despite the worldwide popular wisdom that mental illness arises when bad things happen to people. Childhood physical and sexual abuse and neglect are extremely common experiences among those who develop serious mental health problems. Unfortunately, victims are typically reluctant to disclose their histories of abuse and practitioners are often reluctant to seek it. We explore the nature and extent of the problem and the apparent reasons for the pervasive neglect of this important area of care. Then, on the basis of our experience in New Zealand, we provide guidelines on asking patients about childhood abuse and describe an ongoing initiative in the UK to further advance our understanding of the impact of abuse and our skills to detect it and treat survivors.1. We have not exhaustively referenced here every result discussed. Instead, we have cited only key studies or reviews. A full list of references is available from J.R.

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“…Cette réalité s'applique également au Québec (Tourigny et al, 2006;Tourigny et al, 2008). Il faut toutefois noter que les victimes de sexe masculin seraient moins portées à dévoiler la situation d'AS dont ils ont été victimes (Holmes, Offen, & Waller, 1997;Lab, Feigenbaum, & De Silva, 2000;Pereda et al, 2009). D'autre part, les enfants de moins de 6 ans se trouvent moins à risque que tout autre groupe d'âge d'être victimes d'AS (Tourigny & Dufour, 2000).…”

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Description de l'organisation des services en centres désignés pour les victimes d'agression sexuelle dans les trois régions éloignées du Québec et exploration des services rendus aux victimes mineures /

Gaudreault¹

2012

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Le présent essai doctoral a contribué à l'augmentation des connaissances en témoignant de la situation actuelle dans ces trois régions distinctes et éloignées des grands centres.En effet, aucune étude n'avait été réalisée sur les services offerts aux victimes âgées de moins de 18 ans demeurant dans une région où le contexte sociodémographique peut interférer le processus d'aide de services déployés. Table des matièresSommaire ii Caractéristiques des victimes d'agression sexuelle 9Caractéristiques sociodémographiques 10 Caractéristiques psychosociales 11 Caractéristiques environnementales 11Séquelles de l'agression sexuelle 13 Services destinés aux victimes d'agression sexuelle 16Centres désignés 21 Évaluation de l'implantation de programme 28Méthodologie 31Contexte 32 Déroulement 33Participants 34Mesures 34 VI Analyses 35Résultats 37 Organisation des centres désignés 39Procédures mises en place 39 Formation des intervenants 42Collaboration avec les partenaires du réseau et promotion des centres désignés 43 Grilles d'évaluation des services offerts 43Homogénéité des services entre les centres désignés des régions identifiées 45 Données sur les victimes 46Utilisation des trousses 51 Données sur les caractéristiques de l'agression sexuelle et de l'agresseur 53Résumé des principaux résultats 53Discussion 54 Organisation des centres désignés 55 Années d'implantation 56Procédures mises en place 56 Formation des intervenants 57Collaboration

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Mental health professionals’ attitudes and practices towards male childhood sexual abuse

Cited by 84 publications

References 16 publications

Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Their Relationship to Adult Stress Among Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and Their Relationship to Adult Stress Among Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Why, when and how to ask about childhood abuse

Description de l'organisation des services en centres désignés pour les victimes d'agression sexuelle dans les trois régions éloignées du Québec et exploration des services rendus aux victimes mineures /

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