A prospective examination of the role of childhood sexual abuse and physiological asymmetry in the development of psychopathology
Child Abuse & NeglectPublished 18 September 2010Open access
Chad E. Shenk, Jennie G. Noll, Frank W. Putnam, Penelope K. Trickett
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Abstract
The management of mild to moderate stress in the everyday lives of maltreated females may be a particularly useful point of intervention in order to protect against later psychopathology.
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