Childhood adversity increases risk of psychological and physical disorders. The
comprehensive psychosomatic assessment of an individual's vulnerability to illness includes …

Clinicians agree that knowledge of clients' sexual victimization histories are invaluable in
conceptualizing cases and choosing treatment interventions; however, the routine …

The comprehensive theory-and research-based guidelines provided in this text help answer
the personal and professional questions therapists have as they provide competent clinical …

Opponents of homeschooling associate it with unchecked and unreported abuse and
neglect of children, often arguing for more regulation of or an outright ban of home …

BACKGROUND: A number of medical practice guidelines and recommendations call for
screening adult patients for a history of physical or sexual abuse in childhood, but no brief …

Research has highlighted the role of dissociation in understanding the trauma–psychosis
relationship. Moreover, it has been proposed that the association between trauma and …

Settings Private screening for abuse does not put respondents at risk, even in emergency
department settings (eg, Houry et al., 2008). Given the connection between abuse and …

Introduction Numerous studies have assessed sexual abuse (SA) in association with
psychological consequences, psychiatric disorders, or somatic disorders. However …

The number of menopausal women who have experienced some form of physical or sexual
abuse in childhood has not yet been documented. However, it is thought that up to 25% of …

The focus of this chapter is on providing a review of childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse
and combined abuse assessment questionnaires. Prevalence rates of childhood abuse in …