Clinical Characteristics of Women With a History of Childhood Abuse

Abstract

Childhood physical or sexual abuse is associated with adult health problems including physical symptoms, psychological problems, and substance abuse; for many variables, this association is as strong as for patients experiencing current abuse.

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MedicineSexual abuseSomatizationPhysical abusePsychiatryPsychological abusePoison controlAnxietyAlcohol abuseSuicide preventionClinical psychologyMedical emergency

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Year: 1997
Type: article
Volume: 277
Issue: 17
Pages: 1362-1362
Citations: 902
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                                    Jeanne McCauley, 
                                
                                    David E. Kern, 
                                
                                    Ken Kolodner
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1997). 
                            Clinical Characteristics of Women With a History of Childhood Abuse. 
                            JAMA
                            , 277
                            (17)
                            , 1362-1362.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1997.03540410040028
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03540410040028