Physical Abuse

Trauma from childhood and adulthood were associated with worse measured uninterrupted sleep and worse self-reported sleep quality for midlife women, researchers reported in Menopause.

A considerable proportion of rheumatology patients may have a history of abuse, trauma or post-traumatic stress that contributes an emotional component to their physical pain.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The staffing shortage in nephrology is leading to burnout, but it was also caused by burnout, according to a presenter at the Annual Dialysis Conference.

Children who experienced adversity from age 0 to 15 years were at elevated risk for developing CVD in young adulthood compared with those who did not, researchers reported in the European Heart Journal.

A new article published in The BMJ provides clinicians with guidance on identifying patients who are victims of reproductive coercion and how best to help them.

Women with a history of abuse or financial instability were more likely to have worse menopausal symptoms and overall well-being, according to data published in Menopause.

Adults with a history of abuse contacted their general practitioner 1.5 times more often than those without a history of abuse, according to a small Dutch study published in the European Journal of General Practice.

One in four women aged younger than 50 years reported at least one experience of intimate partner violence, with 13% having experienced it within the past year, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

Women who experienced physical abuse in childhood or the sexual abuse of their own child reached menopause earlier than women who did not, especially if they experienced both, according to data published in Menopause.

Childhood abuse was associated with certain negative cardiometabolic outcomes at different ages in young adults, according to study data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.