Prevalence of Child Maltreatment in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease and Its Relationship With Psychological Well-Being, Health Behavior, and Current Cardiac Function

Prevalence of Child Maltreatment in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease and Its Relationship With Psychological Well-Being, Health Behavior, and Current Cardiac Function

Background: The prevalence of child maltreatment in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) has not been assessed so far. Child maltreatment is a major risk factor for unfavorable behavioral, mental, and physical health outcomes and has been associated with decreased quality of life. Given the i...

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Main Authors: Phileas J. Proskynitopoulos, Ivo Heitland, Alexander Glahn, Johann Bauersachs, Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck, Kai G. Kahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
congenital heart disease
childhood maltreatment
quality of life
childhood trauma questionnaire
adults with congenital heart disease
ACHD
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.686169/full

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