TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1984//
TI  - Victims of violence and psychiatric illness
JO  - American journal of psychiatry
A1  - Carmen, E. H.
A1  - Rieker, P. P.
A1  - Mills, T.
SP  - 378
EP  - 383
VL  - 141
IS  - 3
N2  - The authors investigated the relationship between physical and sexual abuse and psychiatric illness. The life experiences of 188 male and female psychiatric patients were reconstructed through an in-depth examination of psychiatric inpatient records. Almost half of the patients had histories of physical and/or sexual abuse; 90% of the abused patients had been victimized by family members. The abused patients' responses to chronic victimization included difficulty in coping with anger and aggression, impaired self-esteem, and inability to trust. The authors compare male and female victims and discuss the clinical implications of abuse.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -