The Physical Health of Women in Primary Care who Were Maltreated as Children

Childhood Maltreatment and Mental and Physical Health in Haitian Adults

“…These findings are somewhat higher than those reported in studies on American samples. Martsolf and colleagues (2004) found that 47% of 159 women seeking primary health care had a history of at least one type of abuse. In 1993 Moller, Bachman, and Moller reported that 53% of participants in their sample of 688 gynecologic patients had been sexually, physically, or emotionally abused as children.…”

“…Finkelhor, Hotaling, Lewis, and Smith (1990) reported that about 25% of women and 16% of men experienced childhood sexual abuse. Martsolf, Draucker, and Chapman (2004) found that in a sample of 159 women seeking primary health care, 46.5% reported a history of childhood maltreatment of at least one of the five types (Bernstein & Fink, 1998) at a moderate or severe level.…”

Childhood Psychological Maltreatment and Perception of Self, Others, and Relationships: A Phenomenological Exploration

“…Martsolf, Draucker, and Chapman,(2004) reported a history of childhood emotional neglect. The prevalence rates in the above studies average at just over one third of the samples.…”

“…(Grassi-Oliveira & Stein, 2006;Spertus et al, 2003), physical health problems (Martsolf et al, 2004), and disordered eating (Hund & Espelage, 2006).…”

“…Psychological maltreatment has been demonstrated to be the strongest predictor of anxiety (Higgins & McCabe, 2003;Martsolf et al, 2004;Spertus et al, 2003), depression (Higgins & McCabe, 2003;Martsolf et al, 2004;Spertus et al, 2003), negative health outcomes (e.g., bodily pain, physical functioning impairment), and perpetration and victimisation of adult interpersonal aggression (Crawford & Wright, 2007), after controlling for other forms of childhood maltreatment.…”