Recent articles on abuse, personality disorders, HMO costs

["Peter M. Barach, Ph.D." <pbarach@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The latest issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry contains the
following articles of interest and may be viewed online at:
http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/journals/most/recent/issues/psyc/toc.ht
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Childhood Maltreatment Increases Risk for Personality Disorders During
Early Adulthood
Jeffrey G. Johnson, PhD; Patricia Cohen, PhD; Jocelyn Brown, MD;
Elizabeth M. Smailes, MA; David P. Bernstein, PhD

Commentary:
Childhood Victimization and the Development of Personality Disorders:
Unanswered Questions Remain
Cathy Spatz Widom, PhD

Costs of Health Care Use by Women HMO Members With a History of
Childhood Abuse and Neglect
Edward A. Walker, MD; Jurgen Unutzer, MD; Carolyn Rutter, PhD; Ann
Gelfand, RN, MA; Kathleen Saunders, JD; Michael VonKorff, ScD; Mary P.
Koss, PhD; Wayne Katon, MD

Peter M. Barach, Ph.D. (pbarach@sprynet.com)
Clinical Psychologist
President, International Society for the Study of Dissociation
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Cleveland, OH 44130 USA
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