Background Child sexual abuse is considered a modifiable risk factor for mental disorders
across the life course. However the long-term consequences of other forms of child …

A large amount of studies and literature reviews on the consequences of child sexual abuse
has appeared over the past twenty years. To prevent that the inconsistency in their …

Background Child maltreatment is a global public health issue that encompasses physical
abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and exposure to intimate partner violence …

Background Research findings on the relationship between childhood abuse and neglect
(CAN) and mortality risk in adulthood are inconsistent. Objective To examine the association …

Objectives To determine whether depression and anxiety in adulthood are associated with
abuse exposure in childhood. Methods A search of PUBMED, EMBASE and PSYCHINFO …

This review evaluates the quality of recent meta-analyses on child sexual abuse and adult
psychopathology. Using systematic review methods, seven recently published, English …

Objective: To summarize the relationship between abuse during childhood and physical
health outcomes in adulthood and to examine the role of potential moderators, such as the …

Child maltreatment is a complex phenomenon, with four main types (childhood sexual
abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect) highly interrelated. All types of …

Background Studies on the impacts of child maltreatment (CM) have been conducted in
diverse areas. Mechanistic understanding of the complex interplay between factors is …

Background Although many meta-analyses have examined the association between
childhood sexual abuse and subsequent outcomes, the scope, validity, and quality of this …