Agreement Between Prospective and Retrospective Measures of Childhood Maltreatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental illness. Researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals use prospective or retrospective measures interchangeably to assess childhood maltreatment, assuming that the 2 measures identify the same individuals. However, this assumption has not been comprehensively tested.

Objective

To meta-analyze the agreement between prospective and retrospective measures of childhood maltreatment.

Data sources

MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, and Sociological Abstracts were searched for peer-reviewed, English-language articles from inception through January 1, 2018. Search terms included child* maltreatment, child* abuse, child* neglect, child bull*, child* trauma, child* advers*, and early life stress combined with prosp

SUBMITTER: Baldwin JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551848 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature