Detecting implicit cues of aggressiveness in male faces in revictimized female PTSD patients and healthy controls

Child abuse (CA) is a serious and pervasive problem in all societies; child sexual abuse (CSA) is reported by 18-20% of women world-wide (20% in the U.S.; Stoltenborgh et al., 2011), and child physical abuse (CPA) is reported by 18% of women in the U.S. (Thombs et al., 2006). Survivors of child abuse show long-term effects such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Perkonigg et al., 2000), but also depression, poor self-esteem (Bagley and Ramsay, 1986), suicide ideation (Sedney and Brooks, 1984), and difficulties in trusting others (Courtois, 1979).

Source: Psychiatry Research - June 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Klara A. Lieberz, Meike M üller-Engelmann, Pia Bornefeld-Ettmann, Kathlen Priebe, Anke Weidmann, Thomas Fydrich, Shawn N. Geniole, Cheryl M. McCormick, Sophie Rausch, Janine Thome, Regina Steil Source Type: research