News tagged with childhood sexual

Group sex among adolescents a public health concern, new study says

One in 13 teenage girls, aged 14 to 20, reported having a group-sex experience, with those young women more likely to have been exposed to pornography and childhood sexual abuse than their peers, according to a new study ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Psychological traumas experienced over lifetime linked to adult irritable bowel syndrome

The psychological and emotional traumas experienced over a lifetime -- such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, house fire or car accident, physical or mental abuse -- may contribute to adult irritable ...

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Childhood maltreatment linked to long-term depression risk and poor response to treatment

People who have experienced maltreatment as children are twice as likely to develop both multiple and long-lasting depressive episodes as those without a history of childhood maltreatment, according to a new study. The research, ...

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created Aug 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strong link found between victimization, substance abuse

A strong link between victimization experiences and substance abuse has been discovered by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Abuse rates higher among deaf and hard-of-hearing children compared with hearing youths

A new study at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that the incidence of maltreatment, including neglect and physical and sexual abuse, is more than 25 percent higher among deaf and hard-of-hearing children than among ...

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created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Individuals who are victimized -- especially in childhood -- likely to abuse alcohol and other drugs

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study finds strong associations between victims' experiences -- such as unwanted sexual activity, neglect and physical violence -- and substance use disorders.

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created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Study shows high magnitude stressors stronger than military sexual stressors

A study of long-term, active duty military personnel who used Department of Veterans Affairs' health services showed that childhood maltreatment and other high magnitude stressors, such as being in a serious accident or a ...

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created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Childhood sexual abuse may be a risk factor for later psychotic illness

An Australian study suggests that children who are sexually abused, especially if it involves penetration, appear to be at higher risk for developing schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, according to a report in the ...

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created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Childhood sexual abuse and social shaming linked to health issues later

Gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV who reported sexual abuse and social shaming in childhood experience psychosocial health problems later in life that could put them at greater risk for HIV, report ...

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created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anorexia affects men, too

(PhysOrg.com) -- While eating disorders are unusual among men, the consequences can be just as devastating as for women says Dr. Jean Wilkins, a professor at the University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine ...

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created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family life can lead to cannabis disorders

(PhysOrg.com) -- One in five young people experience a cannabis use disorder, according to a UQ and Mater Hospital study published today in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

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created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Brown professor continues debate over recovered memory

Fueling the debate over the controversial psychiatric disorder known as dissociative amnesia, or repressed memory, Brown University political scientist Ross Cheit is challenging claims by two Harvard University psychiatrists. ...

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created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Differences in recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse

When a child experiences a traumatic event, such as sexual abuse, it may not be until well into adulthood that they remember the incident. It is not known how adults are able to retrieve long-forgotten memories of abuse and ...

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0