Sexual abuse in childhood and interpersonal violence in adulthood a cumulative impact on depressive symptoms in women

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1271-1287

  McGuigan, William M ^a   Middlemiss, Wendy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Cumulative effects of victimization; Depression; Interpersonal violence

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 25444460567     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505278107     Document Type: Review

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