Psychological morbidity among female commercial sex workers with alcohol and drug abuse

Pandiyan, Kasthuri; H, Chandrasekhar; Madhusudhan, S

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.104822

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“…The current study's finding of anxiety level of 61% among FEWs is much higher than found (a) among the Cambodian general population (16.7%, [35]) (b) among sex worker samples in Miami (37.4%; [36]) and (c) compared to sex worker in India (42%; [38]). This is likely due to high levels of risk and stress associated with Cambodian FEWs' lives.…”

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Mental Health and Functioning in School Age Children of Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia

Ean¹,

Pollack²,

Ngoc³

2019

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Globally, approximately 10% - 20% of children and adolescents experience mental health problems and the majority of them are living in low- and middle-income countries. Children of female sex workers are often exposed to unsafe environments, traumatic experiences and a mentally ill parent, putting them at risk for developing mental health problems themselves. Research on the mental health and functioning of children of female sex workers during their school age is limited. This paper will explore the mental health and functioning of female sex workers’ children. Method: The study included 160 female entertainment workers (FEWs) and 60 of their children from four provinces of Cambodia. FEW’s mental health, and children’s mental health and functioning were measured. Result: FEWs demonstrated high rates of depression (67%) and anxiety (61%), and 54.38% reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Of the 60 children, the majority got their education at primary school (68%) and secondary school (25%). 46.7% of them reported symptoms of functional impairment, 18.33% suffered from psychological distress, and 36.67% have PTSD symptoms above the clinical threshold. Children’s psychological distress was significantly predicted by mothers’ early childhood traumatic experiences, mothers’ current mental health problems, mothers’ anxiety and PTSD. Mother’s PTSD predicted children’s psychological distress [β = 0.282, R2 = 0.079] and functioning [β = 0.285, R2 = 0.081]. Conclusion: School age children of FEWs have high rates of depression, anxiety and PTSD. Children’s psychological problems impair their functioning at school and home. FEW’s PTSD predicts their children’s psychological distress and functioning. Further research on the mental health and functioning of FEW’s children should be continued with a larger sample size. Mental health professionals and educators should provide mental health care for FEWs and their children, and develop evidence-based approaches to improving children’s mental health and functioning

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Mental Health and Functioning in School Age Children of Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia

Ean¹,

Pollack²,

Ngoc³

2019

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“…() noted that 19% had reported a suicide attempt in the past 3 months. Furthermore, in Bangalore, India, among 100 female sex workers accessing a central hospital, 71% reported depression, 73% reported social dysfunction, and 42% reported anxiety (Pandiyan, Chandrasekhar, & Madhusudhan, ). In the one previous study on the mental health needs of sex workers in rural areas of the country, Hennick and Cunningham () reported that 92% of their sample endorsed clinical depression and 57% reported a past instance of a suicide attempt.…”

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Narratives of Violence, Pathology, and Empowerment: Mental Health Needs Assessment of Home‐Based Female Sex Workers in Rural India

2016

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This study explores the narratives of psychological distress and resilience among a group of female sex workers who use residential spaces to attend to clients in rural India. The narratives reflect the lived experiences of these women. They describe the women's reasons for opting into sex work; guilt, shame, and stigma related to their sex worker status; experiences with intimate partner and domestic violence; health-related problems; communication with their family members about their sex worker status; mental health referral practices among the women; and elements of resilience and strength that they experience within themselves and within their community of fellow sex workers. The article also offers elements of our own experiences of recruiting the women to participate in the focus group, training local outreach workers in conducting focus group discussions, and forging a collaboration with a local community-based organization to highlight important barriers, challenges, and strategies for planning a group-based discussion to explore the mental health needs of home-based sex workers.

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“…Almost all the studies have been conducted among male subjects with the exception of few that have been conducted among female subjects[ 41 ] or have included female subjects. [ 19 20 ] Most of the studies have been conducted among individuals seeking treatment.…”

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A Review of Indian Research on Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders and Alcohol use Disorders

Singh¹,

Balhara

2016

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Excessive use of alcohol has been identified as a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Excessive use of alcohol is a component cause of more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Alcohol use has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality across all regions of the world including South-East Asia. Epidemiological as well as clinic-based studies from Western countries have reported a high prevalence of co-occurrence of alcohol use disorder and psychiatric disorders. The research has established the clinical relevance of this comorbidity as it is often associated with poor treatment outcome, severe illness course, and high service utilization. Understandably, dual disorders in from of alcohol use disorders and psychiatric disorders present diagnostic and management challenge. The current article is aimed to review systematically the published Indian literature on comorbid alcohol use disorders and psychiatric disorders.

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Psychological morbidity among female commercial sex workers with alcohol and drug abuse

Cited by 20 publications

References 12 publications

Mental Health and Functioning in School Age Children of Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia

Mental Health and Functioning in School Age Children of Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia

Narratives of Violence, Pathology, and Empowerment: Mental Health Needs Assessment of Home‐Based Female Sex Workers in Rural India

A Review of Indian Research on Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders and Alcohol use Disorders

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