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Peer reviewedEpstein, Jeffery N.; Saunders, Benjamin E.; Kilpatrick, Dean G.; Resnick, Heidi S. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Women (N=3,213) were interviewed initially, and again a year later, concerning childhood rape history, lifetime symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and lifetime alcohol use. Analysis found a history of childhood rape doubled the number of alcohol-abuse symptoms that women experienced in adulthood, suggesting that PTSD symptomatology…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Females
