Childhood emotional maltreatment and mental disorders: Results from a nationally representative adult sample from the United States

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-12

  Taillieu, Tamara L ^a   Brownridge, Douglas A ^a   Sareen, Jitender ^a   Afifi, Tracie O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Emotional abuse; Emotional maltreatment; Emotional neglect; Mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL NEGLECT; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979900352     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.07.005     Document Type: Article

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