TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - The Effect of Differences in Objective and Subjective Definitions of Childhood Physical Abuse on Estimates of its Incidence and Relationship to Psychoppathology
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Carlin, Albert S.
A1  - Kemper, Kathi J.
A1  - Ward, Nicholas G.
A1  - Sowell, Heather
A1  - Gustafson, Belinda
A1  - Stevens, Nancy
SP  - 393
EP  - 399
VL  - 18
IS  - 5
N2  - 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 01-05<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -