The prevalence of childhood adversity among healthcare workers and its relationship to adult life events, distress and impairment

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-123

  Maunder, Robert G ^a   Peladeau, Nathalie ^b   Savage, Diane ^b   Lancee, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abuse; Healthcare workers; Neglect; Stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIOLENCE; WORK DISABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 76949109313     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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