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Attachment and trauma-related
symptomatology in battered women.
Griffing, S., Ragin, D.R., Sage, R.E., Madry, L.M., &
Primm, B.J.
(August, 2001).
In this study, we examine the relationship between attachment
style and trauma-related symptoms in a sample of 158 battered
women with and without a history of childhood sexual abuse
(CSA). As expected, CSA survivors (n=68), compared to
non-CSA survivors (n=90), displayed higher levels of insecure
attachment and more severe symptoms of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). The findings suggest that battered women
with a CSA history may benefit from more intensive therapeutic
services than are typically provided to women entering
domestic violence shelters. |
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