Titre
Sexual assaulters in the United States: prevalence and psychiatric correlates in a national sample.
Type
article
Institution
Externe
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Hoertel, N.
Auteure/Auteur
Le Strat, Y.
Auteure/Auteur
Schuster, J.P.
Auteure/Auteur
Limosin, F.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
1573-2800
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2012-12
Volume
41
Numéro
6
Première page
1379
Dernière page/numéro d’article
1387
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
This study presents sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric correlates of a representative sample of sexual assaulters in the United States. Data were drawn from a nationally representative survey, the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Face-to-face interviews of more than 43,000 adults were conducted between the 2001-2002 period, based on the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-DSM-IV Version. The prevalence of committing sexual assault in the U.S. was 0.15 %. Sexual assaulters had significantly lower education than their counterparts. Sexual assaulters were significantly more likely to report a wide range of antisocial behaviors. Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated strong associations between sexual assault and lifetime psychiatric disorders often associated with impaired impulse control, such as antisocial personality disorder, conduct disorder, and cocaine use disorder. In addition, psychotic disorders were consistently associated with sexual assault. Our findings indicate that sexual assault could represent a behavioral manifestation of a broader spectrum, including impairment of impulse control and psychotic disorders.
Sujets
PID Serval
serval:BIB_F6CC43492C0F
PMID
Date de création
2019-04-18T07:07:59.509Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T06:53:24Z