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Fergusson, David M.

Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorders in young adulthood : Part II: Psychiatric outcomes of childhood sexual abuse David M. Fergusson. L. John Horwood, Michael T. Lynskey - Elsevier, 1996 - Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry .

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1996, 35(10):1365-1374

This is the second of two articles that describe the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in a birth cohort of more than 1,000 New Zealand children studied to the age of 18 years. This article examines the associations between reports of CSA at age 18 and DSM-IV diagnostic classifications at age 18.These findings come from the longitudinal Christchurch Health and Development Study, who were studied up to the of age 18. Data was gathered pertaining to retrospective accounts of childhood sexual abuse, sexual experiences in adolescence, and the participants' childhood and family background. Record #4674

ISSN: 0145-2134

Subjects--Topical Terms:
ADOLESCENTS
Christchurch Health and Development Study
ADOLESCENTS
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
CHILDREN
LONGITUDINAL STUDIES
MENTAL HEALTH
VICTIMS
YOUNG PEOPLE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
NEW ZEALAND