Childhood sexual abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder among pregnant and postpartum women: review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: The aims of this review are (i) to summarize and evaluate current knowledge on the association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in pregnant and postpartum women, (ii) to provide suggestions for future research on this topic, and (iii) to highlight some clinical implications. Relevant publications were identified through literature searches of four databases (PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycINFO, and PsycARTICLES) using keywords such as "child abuse," "posttraumatic stress," "pregnancy," and "postpartum". Five studies were included in this review. Findings across all studies were consistent with higher prevalence of PTSD diagnosis or symptomatology among women with history of CSA. However, only findi

SUBMITTER: Wosu AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4308508 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature