Child abuse and neglect play a causal role in many mental health problems. Knowing
whether users of mental health services were abused or neglected as children could be …

Child maltreatment (CM) is an important public health issue linked to significant physical and
mental health complications across the life span. Given the association between CM and …

Despite an increased awareness regarding the prevalence and impact of childhood trauma,
especially childhood sexual abuse (CSA), few studies examine the clinical reporting of such …

Accessible summary• Childhood sexual abuse has been associated with the increased risk
of developing mental illness in adulthood. It has also been associated with increased …

This review paper was undertaken to compare legal definitions, conceptual definitions, and
existing survey instruments of adult recall of childhood psychological maltreatment and to …

Objective: Maltreatment, family violence, and disruption in primary caregiver attachment in
childhood may constitute a developmental form of trauma that places children at risk for …

Although it has been more than three decades since the Child Abuse Prevention Act was
passed, mandating professionals to identify suspected cases of child maltreatment to protect …

Child abuse and neglect occur in epidemic numbers in the United States and around the
world, resulting in major physical and mental health consequences for abused children in …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide systematic data on the experiences of
mental health professionals (eg, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers) who …

Objective: This study sought to determine whether abused and neg-lected children are more
likely than those without childhood maltreatment to use health and social services as adults …