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Is intimate partner sexual violence a singular violence?
Virginie Cailleau1, Laetitia Afonso2, Cyril Cherprenet3
1Unité de recherche clinique intersectorielle en psychiatrie à vocation régionale Pierre-Deniker, centre hospitalier Henri-Laborit, CRIAVS Poitou-Charentes, 370, avenue Jacques-Cœur, CS 10587, 86021 Poitiers cedex, France.
L'Encephale
|May 8, 2024
Summary
Intimate partner sexual violence is as harmful as other sexual violence, causing severe mental health issues and physical harm. Understanding and addressing this violence is crucial for improving offender-victim treatment and breaking abusive cycles.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Psychology
- Criminology
- Public Health
Background:
- Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a significant issue, legally recognized in France since 2006, accounting for 34% of adult women's rape cases.
- IPSV is often underestimated due to individual, relationship, community, and societal factors.
- Contrary to common perception, IPSV is as or more harmful than sexual violence by strangers or acquaintances.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the specific characteristics of intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) in heterosexual relationships.
- To contrast IPSV with sexual violence perpetrated by strangers or acquaintances.
- To inform clinical practice and therapeutic strategies for addressing IPSV.
Main Methods:
- A narrative review of scientific and medical literature was conducted.
- Analysis incorporated the clinical experience of authors working with convicted perpetrators of IPSV.
Main Results:
- IPSV victims experience severe mental health outcomes, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation.
- IPSV is associated with greater physical violence, risk of STIs, re-victimization, serious injury, and homicide.
- IPSV includes subtle behaviors like coercion, blackmail, threats, and reproductive control; the COVID-19 lockdown exacerbated existing violence.
Conclusions:
- Improved identification and understanding of IPSV are essential for refining offender-victim treatment.
- Addressing the toxic relational dynamics that perpetuate abusive behaviors is critical.
- Therapeutic strategies must deconstruct offenders' societal misrepresentations and foster empathy.
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