ABSTRACT
There are positive changes in both the social and legal understanding of domestic violence in Japan. However, the scope of the problem has not been investigated in depth and described in the Japanese nursing literature. This descriptive study of a random sample of 177 women investigated domestic violence and the relationship between domestic violence and the mental health of the victims. Sixty-seven per cent of the female respondents reported having experiences of physical, psychological and/or sexual abuse. Forty-seven per cent of the abused women achieved statistically significant General Health Questionnaire scores that indicated clinical depression or anxiety. The findings of this study will enable Japanese nurses to better assess and intervene on behalf of their patients. In addition, avenues for further nursing research are suggested.
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Mental Health , Spouse Abuse/statistics & numerical data , Women's Health , Adult , Anxiety Disorders/epidemiology , Depressive Disorder/epidemiology , Female , Health Surveys , Humans , Japan/epidemiology , Middle AgedABSTRACT
TOPIC: The use of Margaret A. Newman's theory by psychiatric nursing students with elderly nursing home residents. SOURCE: The author's work with baccalaureate nursing students. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses who form relationships with elderly nursing home residents can help their clients identify problematic patterns, move to a choice point, then to a higher level of consciousness, resulting in a reduction in problematic patterns of behavior.
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Geriatric Nursing/methods , Mental Disorders/nursing , Nursing Homes , Nursing Theory , Psychiatric Nursing/methods , Aged , Consciousness , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Female , Geriatric Nursing/education , Geriatric Psychiatry , Humans , Mental Disorders/psychology , Nurse-Patient Relations , Psychiatric Nursing/education , Students, Nursing/psychologyABSTRACT
This is a study of a nonrandom sample of 94 women who are in long-term sexual relationships. The women were divided into groups of heterosexual and homosexual women who reported childhood sexual abuse, and heterosexual and homosexual women who reported no history of childhood sexual abuse. The groups were rated according to their levels of sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction. Results indicate that women who have not been abused are more satisfied with their relationships than women who have been abused. Heterosexual and homosexual women who have a history of childhood sexual abuse are less satisfied with their sexual relationships than women without histories of abuse. However, homosexual women who have been abused rated their relationship satisfaction higher than heterosexual women who have been abused. By showing that one cannot draw conclusions about homosexual women based on research on heterosexual women, this study encourages further research to enable nurses to refine their care planning.
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Child Abuse, Sexual/psychology , Heterosexuality/psychology , Homosexuality, Female/psychology , Interpersonal Relations , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Personal SatisfactionABSTRACT
TOPIC: The way in which women's need for connection can lead to destructive relationships in which emotional and physical paralysis is characteristic. PURPOSE: To demonstrate how a woman's sense of disconnection that occurs in abusive relationships may be misinterpreted or worse, labeled and stigmatized, by healthcare providers. SOURCE: Theories of growth and development that emphasize how a woman's sense of self and value derive from being able to maintain highly empathic affiliations. CONCLUSION: The behavioral manifestation of disconnection must be understood so that healthcare providers can provide the most effective care possible.
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Adaptation, Psychological , Dependency, Psychological , Self Concept , Spouse Abuse/psychology , Women/psychology , Adult , Attitude of Health Personnel , Female , Humans , Power, PsychologicalABSTRACT
A descriptive study of 53 ever-married women currently being treated for primary depression or anxiety documented that wife rape is a significant negative factor in the lives of these women and is positively correlated with a history of childhood sexual abuse. The study identified the incidence of wife rape in this sample and described co-variables of the wife rape experience. The findings from this research may be used by nurses to increase the effectiveness of their care.
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Anxiety Disorders/nursing , Depressive Disorder/nursing , Rape , Spouse Abuse , Adult , Anxiety Disorders/psychology , Child , Child Abuse, Sexual , Clinical Nursing Research , Depressive Disorder/psychology , Female , Humans , Interviews as TopicABSTRACT
Sexual abuse of women by husbands or long-term lovers is emerging as a significant problem in our society. Identification and treatment of this problem by the psychiatric community may be constricted by a value system that condones secrecy and tolerates abuse. This paper focuses on the significant clinical issues in such cases and offers suggestions for interventions that break down barriers between patient and therapist.
