Broken and guilty since it happened: A population study of trauma-related shame and guilt after violence and sexual abuse

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 204, Issue , 2016, Pages 16-23

  Aakvaag, Helene Flood ^a   Thoresen, Siri ^a   Wentzel Larsen, Tore ^a,b   Dyb, Grete ^a,c   Røysamb, Espen ^d,e   Olff, Miranda ^f,g  

^a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g ARQ PSYCHOTRAUMA EXPERT GROUP   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender; Guilt; Shame; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWEGIAN (PEOPLE); PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SHAME; STUDENT T TEST; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SHAME; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975303439     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.06.004     Document Type: Article

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