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Abuse in Childhood and Cardiometabolic Health in Early Adulthood: Evidence From the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Although childhood abuse has been consistently associated with cardiovascular disease in later adulthood, its associations with cardiometabolic health in younger adults are poorly understood. We assessed associations between childhood physical,
Ana Goncalves Soares, Annie Zimmerman, Stan Zammit, Anke Karl, Sarah L. Halligan, Abigail Fraser   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Childhood Abuse and Psychological Symptoms in Discriminating Frequency of Drug Use and Self-Harm in Incarcerated Men Convicted of Robbery

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2022
The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of prior childhood abuse and current psychological symptoms on the frequency of drug use and self-harming behavior among a group of male prisoners convicted of robbery.
İbrahim Şirin Gül, Aslı Burçak Taşören   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychotic symptoms in young adults exposed to childhood trauma - A 20 year follow-up study [PDF]

, 2011
Childhood adversity has been shown to increase the risk of psychotic symptoms in adult life. However, there are no previous studies looking at the association between experiencing a natural disaster during childhood and the development of psychotic ...
McFarlane, A., Alexander McFarlane, Galletly, C., Van Hooff, M., Cherrie Galletly, Miranda Van Hooff   +5 more
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Beyond a single story: The importance of separating 'harm' from 'wrongfulness' and 'sexual innocence' from 'childhood' in contemporary narratives of childhood sexual abuse [PDF]

, 2014
This article draws on research exploring adult women’s engagement with narratives of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and identifies implications for both child and adult victims.
Woodiwiss, Jo, Jo Woodiwiss
core   +1 more source

Pregnant Women after Physical and Sexual Abuse in Germany [PDF]

, 2009
Background/Aims: The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of abuse among pregnant women in Germany attending our antenatal outpatient clinic and to observe whether a history of abuse had consequences for women's feelings about their pregnancy.
Kaestner, Ralph, Jundt, Katharina, Knobbe, Angelika, Peschers, Ursula M., Friese, Klaus, Haertl, Kristin   +5 more
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Patterns of Childhood Abuse and Neglect in a Representative German Population Sample.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundDifferent types of childhood maltreatment, like emotional abuse, emotional neglect, physical abuse, physical neglect and sexual abuse are interrelated because of their co-occurrence.
Christoph Schilling, Kerstin Weidner, Elmar Brähler, Heide Glaesmer, Winfried Häuser, Karin Pöhlmann   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging the gap between past and present: Childhood sexual abuse, recovery and the contradictory self [PDF]

, 2013
The West's understanding of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), as totally and inevitably damaging, has become so firmly established that damage narratives have come to dominate contemporary western constructions of victims of CSA at the expense of other ...
Woodiwiss, Jo
core   +1 more source

Cycles of violence in England and Wales: the contribution of childhood abuse to risk of violence revictimisation in adulthood

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background Interpersonal violence is a leading cause of death and disability globally, has immediate and long-term impacts on individuals’ health and wellbeing, and impacts global health care expenditures and national economies.
Nadia Butler, Zara Quigg, Mark A. Bellis
doaj   +1 more source

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and childhood maltreatment, adulthood stressful life events and depression among Lebanese university students: a structural equation modeling approach

BMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a cyclic sequence of physical and behavioral symptoms that arise in the second half of the menstrual cycle. The extreme type of PMS is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). The current study aims at examining 1)
Yorgo Younes, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source