Citation

Carlin AS, Kemper KJ, Ward NG, Sowell H, Gustafson B, Stevens N. Child Abuse Negl. 1994; 18(5): 393-399.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

The relationship between objective and subjective definitions of physical abuse and the lifetime prevalence of depression was examined in 280 women attending a family medicine clinic at a large medical center. Based on their responses to a detailed questionnaire regarding discipline and abuse in childhood, 28.2% of these women were objectively defined as abused. Only 11.4% subjectively defined themselves as abused. The proportion of women who experienced depression during their lifetime was highest among those who defined themselves as abused (83%), intermediate among those who met objective criteria for having been physically abused, but did not define themselves as such (56%), and lowest among those who did not meet objective criteria for a history of physical abuse (35%). Similar relationships were found for history of psychotherapy, receipt of psychoactive medication, history of hospitalization for depression, suicide attempts and self-injury. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, 1994. Copyright © 1994 by Elsevier Science)

Adult Survivor
Adult Female
Adult Depression
Childhood Experience
Childhood Victimization
Child Abuse Victim
Child Abuse Incidence and Prevalence
Child Abuse Effects
Child Female
Child Physical Abuse Incidence and Prevalence
Child Physical Abuse Effects
Child Physical Abuse Victim
Child Victim
Victimization Incidence and Prevalence
Domestic Violence Incidence and Prevalence
Domestic Violence Effects
Domestic Violence Victim
Female Depression
Female Victim
Long-Term Effects
Psychological Victimization Effects
Victim Adjustment
Victim Depression
Depression Causes
Emotional Adjustment
Adult Adjustment
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