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Correlates of community violence exposure in hospitalized adolescents.
Compr Psychiatry. 2001 Jul-Aug; 42(4):283-90.CP

Abstract

To examine psychological and behavioral correlates of community violence exposure in psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents, 89 inpatients were administered a battery of psychometrically well-established self-report instruments. Violence exposure was assessed using the Child's Exposure to Violence Checklist (CEVC). Half of the patients reported exposure to multiple incidents violence in their community (52%) and home (53%). Sixty-one percent were victims of physical assault, and 39% were victims of sexual assault. Patients who had witnessed community violence reported significantly more post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, drug use, and violence potential than patients without a history of witnessing community violence. Patients exposed to community violence were also more likely to be the victim of childhood maltreatment, as well as a perpetrator of violence. In conclusion, traumatization via exposure to community violence may serve as one important determinant in the development of mixed internalizing and externalizing psychopathology in adolescent inpatients, thus necessitating accurate assessment and treatment planning.

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Fehon DC
Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06504, USA.
Grilo CM
No affiliation info available
Lipschitz DS
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAggressionAlcoholismChildDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMental DisordersResidence CharacteristicsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

11458302

Citation

Fehon, D C., et al. "Correlates of Community Violence Exposure in Hospitalized Adolescents." Comprehensive Psychiatry, vol. 42, no. 4, 2001, pp. 283-90.
Fehon DC, Grilo CM, Lipschitz DS. Correlates of community violence exposure in hospitalized adolescents. Compr Psychiatry. 2001;42(4):283-90.
Fehon, D. C., Grilo, C. M., & Lipschitz, D. S. (2001). Correlates of community violence exposure in hospitalized adolescents. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 42(4), 283-90.
Fehon DC, Grilo CM, Lipschitz DS. Correlates of Community Violence Exposure in Hospitalized Adolescents. Compr Psychiatry. 2001 Jul-Aug;42(4):283-90. PubMed PMID: 11458302.
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