Sexual Abuse in the Lives of Women Diagnosed With Serious Mental Illness

by Harris, Maxine; Landis, Christine L.

• ISBN13: 9789057025044
• ISBN10: 9057025043
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-10-01
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

Although a substantial amount of media and professional attention has been devoted to the incidence of sexual abuse in the population at large, the plight of those who have suffered abuse and are seriously mentally ill has largely been ignored. Adding to the existing literature on trauma, this book exposes the prevalence of physical and emotional abuse among severely mentally ill patients, and includes case studies that reveal its tragic and devastating impact. Offering chapters on theory and assessment of abused women, this book explores services that are available to them, discusses treatment (including inpatient and cognitive-behavioral approaches), and addresses recommendations for the improvement of both policy and research.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Series	ix	(2)
Preface	xi	(6)
List of Contributors	xvii
I Theory and Assessment	3	(64)
1 Modifications in Service Delivery for Women Diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness Who Are also the Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trauma	3	(18)
Maxine Harris
2 The Interface of Homelessness, Addictions and Mental Illness in the Lives of Trauma Survivors	21	(18)
Catherine M. Anderson
Katherine B. Chiocchio
3 Assessment of Trauma in Women Psychiatric Patients	39	(28)
Anna M. Spielvogel
Alexia K. Floyd
II Treatment	67	(72)
4 A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach	67	(24)
Kim T. Mueser
Kathryn L. Taylor
5 A Social Skills Approach to Trauma Recovery for Women Diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness	91	(18)
Heather Stowe
Maxine Harris
6 Inpatient Treatment of Psychiatric Women Patients with Trauma	109	(30)
Joanne Wile
III First Person Accounts	139	(96)
7 The Victimization of Women with Mental Illness by Treaters: A Historical Perspective	139	(22)
Jeffrey L. Geller
Joanne Nicholson
Amy Traverso
8 On Being Invisible in the Mental Health System	161	(20)
Ann Jennings
9 As Told to	181	(36)
Sharon's Story	182	(7)
John D. Dende
Cheryl's Story	189	(7)
Carolyn Duca
Constance's Story	196	(9)
Margaret Hobbs
Barbara's Story	205	(12)
Christine L. Landis
10 The House on Phillips Avenue	217	(18)
Rae E. Unzicker
IV Policy and Research	235	(68)
11 A Question of Illness, Injustice, or Both?	235	(24)
Mary Anne Reilly
12 New Directions for Treatment Research on Sequelae of Sexual Abuse in Persons with Severe Mental Illness	259	(18)
Stanley D. Rosenberg
Robert E. Drake
Kim T. Mueser
13 Prevalence and Impact of Sexual and Physical Abuse in Women with Severe Mental Illness	277	(26)
Lisa A. Goodman
Melanie Johnson
Mary Ann Dutton
Maxine Harris
V Special Issues	303	(70)
14 Care of Clinicians Doing Trauma Work	303	(18)
Ellen Arledge Blanchard
Mirta Jones
15 Sexual Trauma and African American Women	321	(16)
Bronwen L. Millet
16 Spirituality in Trauma Recovery for People with Severe Mental Disorders	337	(20)
Roger D. Fallot
17 Trauma and Trauma Recovery for Dually Diagnosed Male Survivors	357	(16)
David W. Freeman
Roger D. Fallot
Index	373