The association between neurocognition and sexual abuse within a children's psychiatric inpatient program.

Conclusions: These findings contributed to the limited research on the detrimental effects of sexual abuse in a pediatric inpatient population. They demonstrated a relationship between early sexual abuse and neuropsychological deficits, specifically executive function and IQ deficits. PMID: 32613898 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32613898?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Clinical Neuropsychologist - July 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gervasio M, Beatty A, Kavanaugh B, Cancilliere MK, Holler K Tags: Clin Neuropsychol Source Type: research