Abstract
We examined verbal learning in 54 women with a history of childhood abuse and 40 women without trauma history. Although women with a history of abuse reported higher levels of psychological distress than controls, the two groups did not differ in their verbal learning performance.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Child
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Child Abuse, Sexual / psychology*
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Child Abuse, Sexual / statistics & numerical data*
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Female
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Humans
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Learning Disabilities / diagnosis
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Learning Disabilities / epidemiology*
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Prevalence
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / etiology*
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Verbal Learning / physiology*