Open AccessChildhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders in Women
Author(s) -
Kenneth S. Kendler,
Cynthia M. Bulik,
Judy L. Silberg,
John M. Hettema,
John Myers,
Carol A. Prescott
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.57.10.953
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychiatry , sexual abuse , odds ratio , substance abuse , population , sexual intercourse , medicine , psychology , logistic regression , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health
Women who report childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are at increased risk for developing psychiatric disorders in adulthood. What is the diagnostic specificity and cause of this association?
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