Citation

Duncan RD, Saunders BE, Kilpatrick DG, Hanson RF, Resnick HS. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1996; 66(3): 437-448.

Affiliation

National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8827267

Abstract

A national sample of adult women was screened for a history of serious physical assault in childhood, major depressive episode, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance abuse. Approximately 2.6% reported having experienced serious assaults in childhood, with fathers and stepfathers identified as having been the most frequent offenders. Compared to women reporting no such victimization, these women experienced more lifetime and current episodes of depression, post-traumatic stress, and substance abuse.

Language: en