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 psychopathology
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Carlin, A. S.
A1  - Kemper, Kathi J.
A1  - Ward, N. G.
A1  - Sowell, H.
A1  - Gustafson, B.
A1  - Stevens, N.
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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -