SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH: A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.2222112014

• Palavras-chave: Bibliometria; Cultura; Saúde mental; Violência sexual; Saúde da mulher

• Keywords: Bibliometrics; Culture; Mental Health; Sexual Violence; Women’s Health.

• Abstract:

  Sexual violence has been associated with an increased risk of negative mental health outcomes. Given that, we sought to evaluate journals and scientific studies on Sexual Violence and Common Mental Disorders to identify the main current trends. A bibliometric study was carried out by searching the Scopus database using the following MeSH descriptors: Sexual Violence and Mental Health. The searches were carried out between January and April 2017. There were 1,628 studies distributed over 124 months and the annual productivity was 159,5 studies per year, with a standard deviation of 45.72. Most studies were carried out in North America and Europe. Most studies were published in mental health journals. The application of the Bradford’s law demonstrated the asymmetry of the theme as observed in the number of studies identified and suggested that the association between sexual violence and mental health is still being studied as a specific research theme. Further research should be carried out to assess the relationship between sexual violence and the onset or worsening of common mental disorders in adult women to enhance the understanding of such phenomenon and reorient existing public policies.

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