The association between childhood abuse, PTSD, and the occurrence of adult health problems: Moderation via current life stress

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 967-971

  Cromer, Kiara R ^a   Sachs Ericsson, Natalie ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE STRESS; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847787661     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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