‘Swim, swim and die at the beach’: family court and perpetrator induced trauma (CPIT) experiences of mothers in Brazil

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of mothers.

Mothers age	N= 13	Ethnicity of mothers	N=13	Location of court hearings (state)	N=13
Age range	26–59	White	9	State of Parana	1
Mean age	43	Mixed (dual African European heritage)	2	State of Rio Grande do Sul	5
		Brown	2	State of Rio de Janeiro	2
				Goiás State	1
				State of São Paulo	3
				State of Santa Catarina	1

Table 2. Characteristics of children (as reported by mothers).

Children’s ages (in years)
Age range	4–22
Mean age	10
Sex of children:
Male children	9
Female children	7
Total children	16

Table 3. Physical and mental health experiences as reported by the interviewees (trauma impacts and responses).

Mental health, and other^3 impacts:	Trauma/Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Helplessness, Insomnia, Nightmares, Exhaustion and Fatigue, Isolation, Attempted Suicide, Suicide ideation, Suicide (of mothers known to them), Self-Harm, Chronic Stress, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Chronic Fear, Severe Depression, Revenge Fantasies, Apathy (to death), Aggression, Disassociation, Paranoia, Psychosomatic Problems, Poor Self-Care, Low Self-Esteem,
Related Other:	Compulsive Nail Biting, Decreased Quality of Life, Medicated with Anti-Depressants and Anti-Anxiety Medication, Pathologisation of mothers e.g. attempts to get mothers diagnosed as ‘schizophrenic’ ‘Bi-Polar’ and ‘crazy’, Successful Attempt to get mother diagnosed Bi-Polar, Attempts and Successful Attempts to hospitalise mothers, Re-victimisation, Racism, Misogyny, Oppression, Humiliation, Demoralized, Defamed, Gaslighting, Torture, Anguish, Job-Loss/Occupational and Academic impacts, Economic Abuse, Financial Ruin, Geographical Immobility (freedom of movement/relocation restricted)
Musculoskeletal conditions and Autoimmune conditions	Physiological Immobility, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Adhesive Capsulitis Chronic joint pain, Permanent Physical Disability, Unable to dance, Unable to Drive
Gastrointestinal/linked conditions	Gall bladder and Liver Cirrhosis, Bowel Inflammation, Inflammation of Stomach, Eating Disorders, Escape through eating, Under-Eating, Over-Eating, Dysregulated Diabetes (Type 1), Gastritis
Other physical	Skin Conditions, Allergic reactions, Anaemia, Cardiac Arrest, High Blood Pressure, Low Blood Pressure, Immunity Problems, Weight Gain due to Cortisol/Stress, Hair turning white rapidly, Hair Loss, Decreased Physical Health, Headaches
Respiratory and related conditions	Rhinitis, Sinus Problems, Flu, Loss of voice
Maternal health impacts	Problems in pregnancy

Figure 1. CPIT ABCs and trauma experiences, impacts and responses.

Figure 2. The evidential spectrum approach to PA labelling.