Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10469054 | Journal of Psychosomatic Research | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The long-term effects of childhood victimization on physical health in adulthood are serious and warrant significant attention. Primary care providers should include assessments of past victimization as one way of screening for health risk. Health providers should also consider multiple points of intervention that may help to reduce physical illness. For example, providing a mental health intervention or social service support related to victimization experiences may not only address these difficulties, but also more broadly impact physical health as well.
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Authors
Laura E. Miller-Graff, Ã
sa Källström Cater, Kathryn H. Howell, Sandra A. Graham-Bermann,