Correlations between childhood maltreatment and anxiety and depressive symptoms and risk behaviors in school adolescents.

Daniela Ladeira ReisMônica RibeiroIsabela CoutoNina MaiaDagoberto BonavidesAna Cristina BotelhoClaudia Luisa SenaCurt HemannyIrismar Reis de Oliveira

Published in: Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy (2023)

The above results reinforce the findings of previous studies in terms of understanding the effects of maltreatment. They point to emotional abuse as the main predictor of depressive and anxiety symptoms.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
physical activity
young adults
mental health
social support
childhood cancer
case control
intimate partner violence