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PSYCHIATRY-INTERPERSONAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
Volume 66, Issue 4, Pages 323-334Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.66.4.323.25446
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- NIDA NIH HHS [K02-DA00426, K02 DA000426-04] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [K02 MH001582-03, K02-MH01582, R01-MH54929, R01 MH054929-04, R01 MH054929-05] Funding Source: Medline
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dTHIS STUDY used qualitative research methods to investigate the problem of sexual coercion among female psychiatric patients in India. Consecutive female admissions (n = 146) to the inpatient unit of a psychiatric hospital in southern India were screened regarding coercive sexual experiences. Women who reported coercion (n = 50; 34%) participated in a semi-structured interview to learn more about their experiences. Among these women, 24 (48%) reported that the perpetrator was their spouse, 13 (26%) identified a friend or acquaintance, and 10 (20%) identified a relative such as an uncle or cousin. Most experiences occurred in the women's homes. Thirty of the 50 coerced women (60%) eported that they had not disclosed their experience to anyone, and that they had not sought help. Women revealed a sense of helplessness, fear, and secrecy related to their experiences. The problem of sexual coercion is seldom addressed in mental health care in India; the prevalence and severity of such experiences warrant immediate clinical attention and continued research.
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