Childhood Sexual Abuse in Incarcerated Females: Complex Trauma Symptomotology and the Personality Assessment Inventory

摘要: There is a dearth of literature examining how childhood sexual abuse (CSA) influences the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) profiles incarcerated women. This study examines relationship between CSA, substance abuse, and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) symptomatology on PAI in an female sample. It was hypothesized that women with CSA would have higher overall levels psychopathology as well symptoms consistent CPTSD dependence compared to without histories CSA. A sample 78 who had been administered upon intake were recruited from northwestern multi-custody state prison. Women (n = 42) (n= 36) various mental health characteristics. group found psychopathology, associated CPTSD, increased prevalence PTSD symptoms. also reported greater severity drug use more frequent cannabis, stimulants, heroin. medium, positive correlation symptom severity. significantly rates care utilization prior prison addition Further, initiated at younger age maternal during their childhood. Implications these findings future directions for research are discussed. Degree Type Dissertation Rights Terms work posted CommonKnowledge. dissertation available CommonKnowledge: http://commons.pacificu.edu/spp/134 Copyright terms If you downloaded this document directly web or CommonKnowledge, see “Rights” section previous page use. received through interlibrary loan/document delivery service, following apply: held by author(s). You may download print any portion personal only, allowed fair (Title 17, §107 U.S.C.). Except use, your borrowing library not reproduce, remix, republish, post, transmit, distribute document, thereof, permission copyright owner. [Note: licensed under Creative Commons license (see page) which allows broader usage rights, governed license.] Inquiries regarding further materials should be addressed to: CommonKnowledge Rights, Pacific University Library, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116, (503) 352-7209. Email inquiries directed to:. copyright@pacificu.edu CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE IN INCARCERATED FEMALES: COMPLEX TRAUMA SYMPTOMOTOLOGY AND THE PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT INVENTORY DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO FACULTY OF SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY PACIFIC UNIVERSITY HILLSBORO, OREGON BY AMY JENKS PARTIAL FULFILLMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DEGREE DOCTOR