Abstract

In a follow-up study of incarcerated Connecticut youth, 69 subjects were interviewed during young adulthood. On follow-up, 26 gave histories of abuse discrepant with histories obtained from records and interviews conducted in adolescence. Eleven subjects agreed to an additional clarification interview, at which time they were apprised of the discrepancies. Of these, eight had adolescent records indicating that abuse had occurred but denied abuse during the adult follow-up interview. The remaining three had adolescent records indicating no abuse had ever occurred, but, on follow-up, reported having been abused. The additional clarification interviews revealed that all 11 subjects with discrepant histories had, in fact, been abused. Reasons for these discrepant data and strategies to enhance the investigator's ability to obtain accurate data regarding abuse are discussed.

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PsychologyChild abuseSexual abuseMedicinePoison controlSuicide preventionPsychiatryMedical emergency

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Year
1990
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article
Volume
14
Issue
2
Pages
227-231
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8846
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Donna Della Femina, Catherine A. Yeager, Dorothy Otnow Lewis (1990). Child abuse: Adolescent records vs. adult recall. Child Abuse & Neglect , 14 (2) , 227-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/0145-2134(90)90033-p

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10.1016/0145-2134(90)90033-p