TY  - SER
AU  - Mullen, Paul E.
AU  - Romans,Sarah E.
AU  - Herbison,G.Peter
TI  - Childhood sexual abuse and mental health in adult life
SN  - 0007-1250
PY  - 1993///
CY  - London
PB  - Royal Medico-psychological Association
KW  - ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EVENTS
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILD NEGLECT
KW  - DEMOGRAPHICS
KW  - FAMILIES
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - STATISTICS
KW  - WOMEN
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
N1  - The British Journal of Psychiatry 163(6) December : 721-732
N2  - The study discussed in this article investigated the relationship between reporting childhood sexual abuse and mental health in adult life in a community sample of women in Dunedin, New Zealand. A postal questionnaire and interviews provided data for the investigation. It was found that abuse correlated with an increased risk for a range of mental health problems, but in nearly all cases, its effects could only be understood in relationship to the context from which it emerged. Childhood sexual abuse, according to the authors, should be regarded (in most cases) as one element in a matrix of adverse family, social, and interpersonal experiences that increase an individual's vulnerability to psychiatric disorders
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