Association of autistic traits in adulthood with childhood abuse, interpersonal victimization, and posttraumatic stress

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 135-142

  Roberts, Andrea L ^a   Koenen, Karestan C ^b   Lyall, Kristen ^c   Robinson, Elise B ^d   Weisskopf, Marc G ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic traits; Broad autism spectrum; Child physical abuse; Child sexual abuse; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Violence victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL VICTIMIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; CRIME VICTIM; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84930943762     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.04.010     Document Type: Article

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