TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical, Emotional, and Sexual Abuse Among Pain Patients and Health Care Providers
T2 - Implications for Psychologists in Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment Centers
AU - Karol, Robert L.
AU - Micka, Rebecca Gorman
AU - Kuskowski, Michael
PY - 1992/12
Y1 - 1992/12
N2 - This study surveyed 200 back pain patients and 64 health care providers/staff on their physical, emotional, and sexual abuse histories as victims or perpetrators. Depending on the type of abuse, 27%-36% of female patients, 6%-23% of male patients, and 33%-55% of female providers/staff were abuse victims. From 1%-12% of female patients, 3%-10% of male patients, and 3%-15% of providers/staff were abuse perpetrators, depending on the type of abuse. A startling 94% of abuse perpetrators were also abuse victims. Among those who were both victim and perpetrator, 81% of physical-abuse perpetrators, 60% of sexual-abuse perpetrators, and 41% of emotional-abuse perpetrators were previously or concurrently some type of abuse victim. The study discusses the implications for health care diagnoses and treatment decisions, caregiving by providers/staff, and the psychologist's role on multidisciplinary treatment teams.
AB - This study surveyed 200 back pain patients and 64 health care providers/staff on their physical, emotional, and sexual abuse histories as victims or perpetrators. Depending on the type of abuse, 27%-36% of female patients, 6%-23% of male patients, and 33%-55% of female providers/staff were abuse victims. From 1%-12% of female patients, 3%-10% of male patients, and 3%-15% of providers/staff were abuse perpetrators, depending on the type of abuse. A startling 94% of abuse perpetrators were also abuse victims. Among those who were both victim and perpetrator, 81% of physical-abuse perpetrators, 60% of sexual-abuse perpetrators, and 41% of emotional-abuse perpetrators were previously or concurrently some type of abuse victim. The study discusses the implications for health care diagnoses and treatment decisions, caregiving by providers/staff, and the psychologist's role on multidisciplinary treatment teams.
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7028.23.6.480
DO - 10.1037/0735-7028.23.6.480
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:21144469216
VL - 23
SP - 480
EP - 485
JO - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
SN - 0735-7028
IS - 6
ER -