The Aftermath of Childhood Trauma on Late Life Mental and Physical Health: A Review of the Literature

Traumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-64

  Maschi, Tina ^a   Baer, Judith ^b   Morrissey, Mary Beth ^a   Moreno, Claudia ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; childhood trauma; depression; earlier life trauma; lifetime trauma; mental health; older adults; physical health; stressful life events

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874442658     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765612437377     Document Type: Article

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