News tagged with childhood sexual
Differences in recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
High Rates of Childhood Sexual Abuse Contributing Factor in Spread of HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Men who engage in risky sexual behavior with other men report much higher rates than average of experiencing severe childhood sexual abuse, according to a new study in the November issue of the International Jo ...
Family life can lead to cannabis disorders
Dec 09, 2009 |
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(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.
Brown professor continues debate over recovered memory
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 07, 2009 |
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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. ...
Men sexually abused in childhood 10 times more likely to contemplate suicide
Dec 19, 2008 |
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Sexual abuse in childhood increases the risk of suicide in men by up to ten times, say researchers from the University of Bath. A recent study of Australian men has found that those who were sexually abused as children are ...
