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. 2006 Winter;18(1):45-53.
doi: 10.1176/jnp.18.1.45.

Effects of childhood sexual abuse on neuropsychological and cognitive function in college women

Carryl P Navalta  1 , Ann Polcari, Danielle M Webster, Ani Boghossian, Martin H Teicher
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Effects of childhood sexual abuse on neuropsychological and cognitive function in college women

Carryl P Navalta et al. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2006 Winter.

Abstract

Twenty-six college women with a history of repeated childhood sexual abuse were recruited from the community and compared with 19 healthy female collegiate subjects on neurocognitive measures. Abused subjects showed increased response latency variability and diminished inhibitory capacity during a GO/NO-GO/STOP vigilance task. A strong association was found between duration of abuse and memory impairments. Math Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores were significantly lower in abused subjects when matched against comparison subjects and when compared to their own Verbal SAT scores. Childhood sexual abuse appears to be associated with a constellation of neuropsychological deficiencies even in a group of relatively healthy women.

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