Childhood trauma levels in individuals attending adult mental health services: An evaluation of clinical records and structured measurement of childhood trauma

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-45

  Rossiter, Amy ^a   Byrne, Fintan ^a,b   Wota, Anna Paulina ^c   Nisar, Zafar ^c   Ofuafor, Thomas ^c   Murray, Ivan ^c   Byrne, Charles ^c   Hallahan, Brian ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^c Roscommon County Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA); Childhood trauma; Emotional abuse; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85003212449     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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