The invisible scars of emotional abuse: a common and highly harmful form of childhood maltreatment

The invisible scars of emotional abuse: a common and highly harmful form of childhood maltreatment

Abstract Background Childhood maltreatment (CM) is unfortunately widespread globally and has been linked with an increased risk of a variety of psychiatric disorders in adults, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These associations are well established in the literature for some maltreat...

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Main Authors: Camila Monteiro Fabricio Gama, Liana Catarina Lima Portugal, Raquel Menezes Gonçalves, Sérgio de Souza Junior, Liliane Maria Pereira Vilete, Mauro Vitor Mendlowicz, Ivan Figueira, Eliane Volchan, Isabel Antunes David, Leticia de Oliveira, Mirtes Garcia Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Childhood maltreatment
Emotional abuse
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Revictimization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03134-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03134-0

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