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The long-term health outcomes of childhood abuse: An overview and a call to action

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Springer, Kristen W., Sheridan, Jennifer, Kuo, Daphne, Carnes, Molly·2003·Journal of General Internal Medicine

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While the association between abuse in childhood and adverse adult health outcomes is well established, this link is infrequently acknowledged in the general medical literature. This paper has 2 purposes: (1) to provide a broad overview of the research on the long-term effects of child abuse on mental and physical health including some of the potential pathways, and (2) to call for collaborative action among clinicians, psychosocial and biomedical researchers, social service agencies, criminal justice systems, insurance companies, and public policy makers to take a comprehensive approach to both preventing and dealing with the sequelae of childhood abuse.

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Authors: Springer, K. W., Sheridan, J., Kuo, D., & Carnes, M.
Affiliations: University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author: Carnes, Molly
ORCID: Springer, Kristen W.
Carnes, Molly
Venue: Journal of General Internal Medicine
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2003-10
Volume: 18
Issue: 10
Pages: 864-870
ISSN: 0884-8734 (ISSN-L)
1525-1497
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20918.x
PMC: PMC1494926
OpenAlex: W1722369907
Cited by: 299
References: 101
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 23 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 11
FWCI: 6.85
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Locations: Journal of General Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Science Foundation (0123666)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute on Aging (K07 AG0074, T32AG000129)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Child Abuse and Related Trauma
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Child Welfare and Adoption
Keywords: childhood abuse, long-term health effects, mental health, physical health, child abuse prevention, interdisciplinary collaboration, public policy
MeSH terms: Adult, Mental Disorders, Child, Child Abuse, Health Status, Humans, Mass Screening, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Comorbidity, Somatosensory Disorders

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