KERF - An instrument for measuring adverse childhood experiences: Construction and psychometric evaluation of the German MACE (Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure) scale;KERF - Ein Instrument zur umfassenden Ermittlung belastender Kindheitserfahrungen: Erstellung und psychometrische Beurteilung der deutschsprachigen MACE (Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure) Scale

Zeitschrift fur Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-130

  Isele, Dorothea ^a   Teicher, Martin H ^b   Ruf Leuschner, Martina ^a   Elbert, Thomas ^a   Kolassa, Iris Tatjana ^c   Schury, Katharina ^c   Schauer, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adverse childhood experiences; Child maltreatment; Childhood trauma; Instrument; Neglect; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904097176     PISSN: 16163443     EISSN: 21906297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/1616-3443/a000257     Document Type: Article

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