No evidence for verbal learning impairments in women with a history of childhood abuse

M. Jelicic; E.G. Geraerts; H.L.G.J. Merckelbach

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2007.06.027

No evidence for verbal learning impairments in women with a history of childhood abuse

M. Jelicic^*, E.G. Geraerts, H.L.G.J. Merckelbach

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Abstract

We examined verbal learning in 54 women with a history of childhood abuse and 40 women without trauma history. Although women with a history of abuse reported higher levels of psychological distress than controls, the two groups did not differ in their verbal learning performance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-302
Journal	Psychiatry Research
Volume	157
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2007.06.027
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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