Developmental and contextual factors in the role of severe childhood trauma in geriatric depression: The sample case of former indentured child laborers

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 969-978

  Kuhlman, Kate Ryan ^a,c   Maercker, Andreas ^b,c   Bachem, Rahel ^b,c   Simmen, Keti ^b   Burri, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c International Max Planck Research School LIFE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood maltreatment; Developmental psychopathology; Geriatric depression; Verdingkinder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD REARING; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ABUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION; VERDINGKINDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SWITZERLAND; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84887628519     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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