Citation

Katerndahl DA, Burge S, Kellogg N. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2005; 14(3): 91-105.

Affiliation

Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78229, USA. katerndahl@uthscsa.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16203696

Abstract

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with the development of numerous adult mental disorders. Women with a history of CSA were surveyed concerning their abuse experience and prevalence of DSM-IV mental disorders. The 63 women in the low morbidity cluster had a mean of 1.02 disorders. The 11 women in the moderate morbidity cluster had a mean of 2.36 disorders. The 16 women in the severe morbidity cluster had a mean of 4.75 disorders. Childhood family environment and CSA during preschool years were important predictors of morbidity cluster membership.

Language: en