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Briggs, Lynne; Joyce, Peter R. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
A study of 73 New Zealand women attending a sexual abuse program found that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were associated with higher levels of all psychopathology. However, the severity of PTSD symptoms was also associated with the extent of abuse which involved actual sexual intercourse. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Emotional Disturbances, Females