Sticks, stones, and hurtful words: Relative effects of various forms of childhood maltreatment

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 163, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 993-1000

  Teicher, Martin H ^a   Samson, Jacqueline A ^b   Polcari, Ann ^b   McGreenery, Cynthia E ^b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VERBAL HOSTILITY; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85047698705     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.993     Document Type: Article

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