Childhood risk factors for alcohol abuse and psychological distress among adult lesbians

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 769-789

  Hughes, Tonda L ^a   Johnson, Timothy P ^a   Wilsnack, Sharon C ^b   Szalacha, Laura A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Childhood abuse; Lesbian; Psychological distress; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVALUATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547660242     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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