Is childhood physical abuse associated with anxiety disorders among adults?

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 735-746

  Fuller Thomson, E ^a,b   Sohn, H R ^c   Brennenstuhl, S ^a   Baker, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse childhood experiences; anxiety disorders; childhood physical abuse; mood disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; SASKATCHEWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867394228     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2012.686618     Document Type: Article

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