Violent victimization and revictimization in patients with depressive disorders: context characteristics, disclosure rates, and gender differences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depressed patients are prone to violent victimization, and patients who were victimized once are at increased risk to fall victim to violence again. However, knowledge on the context of victimization in depressed patients is lacking, and research identifying targets for prevention is urgently needed.

Methods

This cross-sectional study explored context characteristics, disclosure rates and gender differences regarding violent victimization in 153 recently victimized depressed patients. Additionally, 12-month prevalence rates of repeat threat, physical assault, and sexual assault were examined, and gender differences were investigated using t-tests, Chi-square tests, and Fisher's exact tests. Furthermore, logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors as

SUBMITTER: Christ C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202098 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature