2018
DOI: 10.1037/trm0000126
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PTSD and problem drinking in relation to seeking mental health and substance use treatment among sexual assault survivors.

Abstract: This study seeks to understand the effects of the co-occurrence of PTSD and problem drinking on formal help-seeking among sexual assault survivors over time. Data comes from a diverse sample of 1,863 women in a large Midwestern city who participated in a three-year study on women's experiences with sexual assault. Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) were used to estimate the parameters of generalized linear models to assess the effects of PTSD and problem drinking on survivor mental health help-seeking and … Show more

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“…Furthermore, findings reveal that like many survivors, African American survivors respond to encouragement from informal support sources to seek help. In our study, when survivors were supported, provided tangible aid, or encouraged by informal supporters to seek mental health care, they were more apt to do so, as in previous research (Kirkner et al, 2018). This suggests the importance and value of positive informal support, including a need for interventions targeting informal support.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 68%
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“…Furthermore, findings reveal that like many survivors, African American survivors respond to encouragement from informal support sources to seek help. In our study, when survivors were supported, provided tangible aid, or encouraged by informal supporters to seek mental health care, they were more apt to do so, as in previous research (Kirkner et al, 2018). This suggests the importance and value of positive informal support, including a need for interventions targeting informal support.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 68%
“…Postassault factors may also play a role as PTSD symptoms, tangible aid, telling more informal sources (e.g., family, friends, and romantic partners), and depression were also related to greater mental health help-seeking (Starzynski et al, 2007). Furthermore, other research shows that survivors receiving tangible support (odds ratio [OR] = 1.64) from informal sources had increased odds of seeking mental health treatment (Kirkner et al, 2018).…”
Section: Mental Health Care Seekingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Despite the availability of evidence-based treatment for common symptoms after sexual assault, 60% to 72% of individuals who receive a SAMFE do not receive recommended follow-up mental and medical health services [9,10,11]. Further, the overwhelming majority of male and female adult sexual assault survivors deny ever receiving mental health services related to their experience of sexual assault [12,13]. Common systemic and logistical barriers to receiving healthcare by the general population are also experienced by those who have received a SAMFE, including lack of child care, transportation difficulties, and limited access to services [6].…”
Section: Addressing Barriers To Acute Care After Sexual Assault: Umentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite a disproportionately high risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following sexual assault relative to other traumatic events (Kilpatrick et al., 2013), only 29%–37% of sexually assaulted men and women ever receive mental health services (Kirkner et al., 2018; Light & Monk‐Turner, 2009). In addition to logistical issues, such as transportation, and attitudinal barriers to treatment, such as a belief that treatment will not work (Andrade et al., 2014), there are also unique negative beliefs related to sexual trauma.…”
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confidence: 99%