Childhood physical and sexual abuse in patients with anxiety disorders and in a community sample
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OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated whether histories of childhood physical or sexual abuse were reported more frequently in a clinical sample of patients with anxiety disorders than in a matched community comparison sample. METHOD: A standardized interview with an extensive series of trauma probes was administered to 125 patients with DSM-IV anxiety disorders (panic disorder, social phobia, or obsessive-compulsive disorder) and to 125 age- and gender-matched subjects drawn from a random community sample. RESULTS: Childhood physical abuse was higher among both men (15.5%) and women (33.3%) with anxiety disorders than among comparison subjects (8.1%). Childhood sexual abuse was higher among women with anxiety disorders (45.1%) than among comparison women (15.4%) and was higher among women with panic disorder (60.0%) than among women with other anxiety disorders (30.8%). CONCLUSIONS: These findings confirm the association between anxiety disorders and reported childhood physical and sexual abuse and extend earlier findings by pointing to a particular association between sexual abuse and panic disorder in women.
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Children and adults exposed to physical abuse demonstrate increased risk for anxiety disorders and a wide range of physical and behavioral distress.
“Consistent with these animal models, both children (Shackman et al., 2007) and adults (Stein et al., 1996) exposed to physical abuse demonstrate increased risk for anxiety disorders and a wide range of physical and behavioral distress.”
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- Authors
- Stein, M. B., Walker, J. R., Anderson, G., Hazen, A. L., Ross, C. A., Eldridge, G. D., & Forde, D. R.
- Affiliations
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 1996-02-01
- Volume
- 153
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 275-277
- ISSN
- 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
- 1535-7228
- OpenAlex
- W2248237147
- Cited by
- 284
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 19
- FWCI
- 12.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Keywords
- child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, anxiety disorders, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma history, sex differences, women
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Child, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Comorbidity, Odds Ratio
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