A role for childhood abuse in the subsequent development of psychiatric illness in adulthood
has been suggested by a number of studies (Beitchman et al., 1992). However, it has not …

OBJECTIVE: The authors assessed lifetime psychopathology in a general population
sample and compared the rates of five psychiatric disorder categories between those who …

Theorists have long thought that negative experiences in childhood (eg, abuse) may
contribute to the development of psychopathology in adolescence and adulthood [eg, Beck …

Child abuse and neglect have repeatedly been shown to be risks for psychiatric and
personality disorders. However, much of this evidence is based on retrospective reports of …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the magnitude and independence of the effects of childhood
neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse on adolescent and adult depression and suicidal …

This study investigates the association between objective and subjective characteristics of
childhood sexual abuse and psychopathology in later life. The sample consists of 404 Dutch …

OBJECTIVE: This is the second in a series of articles that describe the prevalence,
correlates, and consequences of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in a birth cohort of more …

joseph Ruggiero, PhD; David P. Bernstein, PhD; and Leonard Handelsman, MD umerous
studies have shown that individuals with histories of childhood abuse and neglect are at …

This study characterizes adults who report being physically abused during childhood, and
examines associations of reported type and frequency of abuse with adult mental health …

There has been little previous research about histories of child maltreatment and
psychological symptoms in adolescent psychiatric patients. This study investigated whether …