Effects of childhood sexual abuse on neuropsychological and cognitive function in college women

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-53

  Navalta, Carryl P ^a   Polcari, Ann ^a   Webster, Danielle M ^a   Boghossian, Ani ^a   Teicher, Martin H ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ALERTNESS; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LATENT PERIOD; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33244467485     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.18.1.45     Document Type: Article

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