Sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in England: Results from the 2007 adult psychiatric morbidity survey

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 709-719

  Jonas, S ^a   Bebbington, P ^a   McManus, S ^b   Meltzer, H ^c   Jenkins, R ^d   Kuipers, E ^d   Cooper, C ^a   King, M ^a   Brugha, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common mental disorders; revictimization; sexual abuse; substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959539443     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171000111X     Document Type: Article

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