Hippocampal volume in women victimized by childhood sexual abuse

Abstract

These findings, which are generally consistent with prior reports of reduced hippocampal volume in combat veterans with PTSD, suggest that diminished hippocampal size may be either a consequence of trauma exposure or a risk factor for the development of psychiatric complications following trauma exposure. The observed relationship between symptom severity and hippocampal volume suggests that mesial temporal lobe dysfunction may directly mediate certain aspects of PTSD and dissociative disorder symptomatology.

Keywords

Sexual abuseHippocampal formationPsychologyPsychiatryPoison controlHuman factors and ergonomicsMedicineClinical psychologyMedical emergencyNeuroscience

Affiliated Institutions

Related Publications

Criminal Victimization: Lifetime Prevalence, Reporting to Police, and Psychological Impact

Dean G. Kilpatrick , Benjamin E. Saunders , Lois J. Veronen +2 more

A sample of 391 adult females were interviewed about lifetime criminal victimization experiences, crime reporting, and psychological impact. In total, 75% of the sample (n = 295...

1987 Crime & Delinquency 450 citations

Prevalence of civilian trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in a representative national sample of women.

Heidi S. Resnick , Dean G. Kilpatrick , Bonnie S. Dansky +2 more

Prevalence of crime and noncrime civilian traumatic events, lifetime posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and PTSD in the past 6 months were assessed in a sample of U.S. adult ...

1993 Journal of Consulting and Clinical Ps... 1612 citations

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the General Population

John E. Helzer , Lee N. Robins , Larry McEvoy

There have been numerous studies of post-traumatic stress disorder in trauma victims, war veterans, and residents of communities exposed to disaster. Epidemiologic studies of th...

1987 New England Journal of Medicine 1192 citations

Publication Info

Year: 1997
Type: article
Volume: 27
Issue: 4
Pages: 951-959
Citations: 916
Access: Closed

External Links

View on DOI.org

Social Impact

Altmetric

Hippocampal volume in women victimized by childhood sexual abuse

PlumX Metrics

Social media, news, blog, policy document mentions

Citation Metrics

916

OpenAlex

Cite This

APA Style

                            
                                
                                    Dan J. Stein, 
                                
                                    Catherine Koverola, 
                                
                                    Cindy Hanna
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1997). 
                            Hippocampal volume in women victimized by childhood sexual abuse. 
                            Psychological Medicine
                            , 27
                            (4)
                            , 951-959.
                            https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291797005242
                        

Identifiers

DOI: 10.1017/s0033291797005242