December 07, 2014

Victims as Victimizers

Victims as Victimizers

The objective of this study was to examine whether a history of childhood sexual or physical abuse is associated with becoming a victimizer as an adult. The study demonstrates that among intravenous drug users past abuse is associated with becoming a victimizer as an adult.



  • Title: Victims as Victimizers - Physical Aggression by Persons With a History of Childhood Abuse 
  • Authors: Jennifer Clarke, MD; Michael D. Stein, MD; Mindy Sobota, MA; Margaret Marisi, RN; Lucy Hanna, MS
  • Date: 1999
  • Source: Arch Intern Med. 1999;159(16):1920-1924. doi:10.1001/archinte.159.16.1920.




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