Health Risk Behaviors and Mental Health Problems as Mediators of the Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Adult Health
Author(s) -
Mariette Chartier,
John R. Walker,
Barbara J. Naimark
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.122408
Subject(s) - mental health , psychiatry , medicine , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , childhood abuse , psychology , poison control , environmental health , child abuse , clinical psychology , pathology
We examined the relationship between childhood abuse and adult health risk behaviors, and we explored whether adult health risk behaviors or mental health problems mediated the relationship between childhood abuse and adult health problems and health care utilization.
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