Sexual abuse and lifetime diagnosis of psychiatric disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 618-629

  Chen, Laura P ^a   Murad, M Hassan ^b,c   Paras, Molly L ^a   Colbenson, Kristina M ^a   Sattler, Amelia L ^a   Goranson, Erin N ^a   Elamin, Mohamed B ^b   Seime, Richard J ^d   Shinozaki, Gen ^d,f   Prokop, Larry J ^e   Zirakzadeh, Ali ^e  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Knowledge and Encounter Research Unit   (United States)

^c Division of Preventive Occupational and Aerospace Medicine   (United States)

^d Department of Psychiatry and Psychology ^*  (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RAPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL ABUSE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77954301973     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2009.0583     Document Type: Article

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