The relationship between childhood trauma and medically self-sabotaging behaviors among psychiatric inpatients

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 469-479

  Sansone, Randy A ^a,b,d   Wiederman, Michael W ^c   Mclean, Jamie S ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Mathematics and Sciences   (United States)

^d Sycamore Primary Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Medical self sabotage; Physical neglect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY SELF SABOTAGING BEHAVIOR; MENTAL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 66749179574     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.38.4.f     Document Type: Article

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