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Child abuse and chronic pain in a community survey of women

Walsh, Christine A., Jamieson, Ellen, MacMillan, Harriet, Boyle, Michael·2007·Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between a self-reported history of child physical and sexual abuse and chronic pain among women (N = 3,381) in a provincewide community sample. Chronic pain was significantly associated with physical abuse, education, and age of the respondents and was unrelated to child sexual abuse alone or in combination with physical abuse, mental disorder (anxiety, depression, or substance abuse), or low income. Number of health problems and mental health disorders did not mediate the relationship between physical abuse and chronic pain. Despite considerable evidence from the clinical literature linking exposure to child maltreatment and chronic pain in adulthood, this may well be the first population-based study to investigate this relationship for child physical and sexual abuse independently. The significant association between childhood history of physical abuse and pain in adulthood calls for a greater awareness of the potential for chronic pain problems associated with this type of maltreatment. Further research is needed to understand the mechanism for this complex relationship.

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Authors
Walsh, C. A., Jamieson, E., MacMillan, H., & Boyle, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Calgary (CA)
  • McMaster University (CA)
Corresponding author
Walsh, Christine A.
Venue
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Published
2007-12
Volume
22
Issue
12
Pages
1536-1554
ISSN
  • 0886-2605 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-6518
OpenAlex
W2107356670
Cited by
108
References
88
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Child Abuse and Related Trauma
Keywords
child abuse, chronic pain, child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, women, mental illness, mediation, age, low income, community sample
MeSH terms
Adult, Alberta, Anxiety, Child, Child Abuse, Chronic Disease, Depression, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Pain, Surveys and Questionnaires, Comorbidity, Women's Health

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