There Is No One Way to Get Over It”

An Examination of Psychotherapy and Complementary Therapy Use Within a Sample of Survivors Who Experienced Sexual Violence

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ID12436500
AuthorsChristine Weingarten (0000-0002-3141-8309, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA, corresponding author), Charlene K Baker (0000-0001-7223-6424, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA), Christopher J Einolf (0000-0003-2141-693X, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA)
Year2023
Volume29
Issue14
Pages2941-2963
Publication date2023-08-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012231196053
PMID37603583
OpenAlexW4386022368
LanguageEN
References cited41

Literature on sexual violence survivors' service utilization is limited due to examination of singular therapies or narrow timeframes. Using surveys ( n = 303) and interviews ( n = 20), this study increases understanding of survivors' healing. Results show varied therapy use including psychotherapy (76.9%), yoga (50.2%), and massage (32.1%), among others. Mean number of therapies used was over three. Service utilization was delayed over a decade on average. Latent class analysis divided respondents into classes: psychotherapy and bodywork use (42.66%), high therapy use (9.14%), and minimal therapy use (48.20%). Interviews provide additional insight and describe barriers. Recommendations for policy, practice, and future research are discussed

Alternative medicine · Bodywork · Massage · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Sex therapy · Sexual dysfunction · Sexual violence · Clinical Psychology · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Nursing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

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