@article{ef1c13d6652e42e09b6b286627f67675,
title = "Depressive symptoms associated with sexual assault",
abstract = "The Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess depressive symptoms in 178 sexual assault survivors and 50 control subjects who had never been sexually assaulted. The sexual assault survivors reported significantly more depressive symptoms than the control subjects, and further analyses strongly suggested that the depressive symptoms were caused by the sexual assault. Investigation of the relationships between depression scores and survivor and assault characteristics indicates that the nonspecifics of the assault and the use of a weapon by the assailant were most highly correlated with development of depressive symptoms.",
author = "Becker, {Judith V.} and Skinner, {Linda J.} and Abel, {Gene G.} and Roz Axelrod and Treacy, {Eileen C.}",
note = "Funding Information: Dr. Becker is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Skinner is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Hartford. Dr. Abel a Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University. Ms. Axelrod is a doctoral candidate at Adelphi University. Ms. Treacy was Project Coordinator of the Victim Treatment and Research Clinic at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. This research was funded in part by Research Grant MH-32982-02 from the National Institute of Mental Health. The data analysis was supported in part by Mental Health Clinic Research Grant MH-39096-03 from the National Institute of Mental Health.",
year = "1984",
doi = "10.1080/00926238408405944",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "10",
pages = "185--192",
journal = "Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy",
issn = "0092-623X",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "3",
}