Table 5 Frequency of self-reported past-year violence and discrimination with regard to type of mental disability
From: A national survey on violence and discrimination among people with disabilities
Mental disability type | Threatened physical yes % (n) | Humiliated yes % (n) | Financial yes % (n) | Physical minor yes % (n) | Physical major yes % (n) | Sexual minor yes % (n) | Sexual major yes % (n) | Violence to others yes % (n) | Discrimination employment and education yes % (n) | Discrimination services yes % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcohol and drugs (n = 15) | 26.7(4)* | 40.0(6)* | 6.7(1)ns | 13.3(2)ns | 6.7(1)ns | 6.7(1)ns | 6.7(1)ns | 0.0(0)ns | 0.0(0)ns | 6.7(1)ns |
Schizophrenia and psychosis (n = 47) | 19.1(9)* | 29.8(14)* | 0.0(0)ns | 12.8(6)* | 8.5(4)ns | 8.5(4)* | 6.4(3)* | 6.4(3)ns | 6.4(3)* | 6.4(3)* |
Mood (n = 542) | 11.1(60)* | 24.9(135)** | 1.7(9)* | 9.2(50)** | 5.7(31)* | 5.4(29)** | 3.7(20)** | 5.9(32)** | 3.7(20)** | 2.8(15)** |
Stress (n = 517) | 11.8(61)* | 29.2(151)** | 3.9(20)** | 8.7(45)* | 5.6(29)* | 5.6(29)** | 3.1(16)** | 5.2(27)* | 4.8(25)** | 4.3(22)** |
Personality (n = 29) | 34.5(10)** | 31.0(9)* | 6.9(2)* | 24.1(7)* | 20.7(6)** | 20.7(6)** | 6.9(2)* | 20.7(6)** | 3.4(1)ns | 10.3(3)* |
Autism (n = 23) | 40.9(9)** | 36.4(8)* | 4.5(1)ns | 27.3(6)* | 13.6(3)* | 9.1(2)ns | 9.1(2)* | 4.5(1)ns | 8.7(2)* | 13.0(3)* |
ADHD (n = 51) | 26.0(13)** | 40.0(20)** | 4.0(2)ns | 18.0(9)* | 14.0(7)* | 16.0(8)** | 6.0(3)* | 12.0(6)* | 5.9(3)* | 3.9(2)ns |
Eating (n = 24) | 8.3(2)ns | 20.8(5)ns | 0.0(0)ns | 16.7(4)* | 12.5(3)ns | 12.5(3)* | 0.0(0)ns | 0.0(0)ns | 4.2(1)ns | 4.2(1)ns |
Other (n = 144) | 11.8 (17)ns | 25.0(36)** | 2.8(4)* | 7.6(11)ns | 6.3(9)ns | 7.6(11)* | 5.6(8)** | 7.6(11)* | 2.8(4)* | 2.1(3)ns |