@article{ref1,
title="Sexual molestation of males: associations with psychological disturbance",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2002",
author="King, Michael and Coxell, Adrian and Mezey, Gillian",
volume="181",
number="",
pages="153-157",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There are no epidemiological data in Europe on associations between sexual molestation in males and psychological disturbance. AIMS: To investigate whether sexual molestation in males is a significant predictor of psychological disturbance. METHOD: We recruited men attending general practice and genitourinary medicine services. Participants took part in a computerised interview about sexual molestation as children or adults. We ranked reported sexual experiences into three categories of decreasing severity. Each category was treated as an independent predictor in a multivariate analysis predicting different types of psychological disturbance. RESULTS: Men who reported child sexual abuse were more likely to report any type of psychological disturbance. Men who reported sexual molestation in adulthood were 1.7 (1.0-2.8) times more likely to have experienced a psychological disorder, but self-harm was the single most likely problem to occur (odds ratio=2.6, range=1.3-5.2). Men reporting 'consenting' sexual experiences when aged under 16 years also were more likely to report acts of self-harm (odds ratio=1.7, range=0-2.8). CONCLUSIONS: Sexual abuse as a child or adult is associated with later psychological problems. All forms of sexual molestation were predictive of deliberate self-harming behaviour in men.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}