Sexual and physical abuse in childhood is associated with depression and anxiety over the life course: Systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 359-372

  Lindert, Jutta ^a,b,c   Von Ehrenstein, Ondine S ^d   Grashow, Rachel ^c   Gal, Gilad ^e   Braehler, Elmar ^b   Weisskopf, Marc G ^c  

^a Protestant University of Applied Sciences Ludwigsburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Child abuse; Depression; Life course; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS;

EID: 84898969741     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0519-5     Document Type: Review

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