Traumatic stress symptoms and breast cancer: The role of childhood abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 465-470

  Goldsmith, Rachel E ^a   Jandorf, Lina ^a   Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis ^b,c   Amend, Kandace L ^a   Stoudt, Brett G ^a   Rini, Christine ^a   Hershman, Dawn ^d   Neugut, Alfred ^d   Reilly, James J ^e   Tartter, Paul I ^f   Feldman, Sheldon M ^g   Ambrosone, Christine B ^a,h   Bovbjerg, Dana H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^e KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^f ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^g Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^h ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Child abuse; Emotional abuse; Intrusive symptoms; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTRAUMA;

EID: 77952886674     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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