Depression – Depression ranks as a serious medical problem and is not to be taken lightly. It can weaken the immune response and lead to suicide. If you feel depressed, see a medical expert as soon as possible.

Felitti VJ. "Long-term medical consequences of incest, rape, and molestation." South Med J. 1991 Mar;84(3):328-31

Leserman J, Li Z, Drossman DA, Hu YJ. "Selected symptoms associated with sexual and physical abuse history among female patients with gastrointestinal disorders: the impact on subsequent health care visits." Psychol Med. 1998 Mar;28(2):417-25.

Stuewig J, McCloskey LA. "The relation of child maltreatment to shame and guilt among adolescents: psychological routes to depression and delinquency." Child Maltreat. 2005 Nov;10(4):324-36.

Anda RF, Whitfield CL, Felitti VJ, Chapman D, Edwards VJ, Dube SR, Williamson DF.
"Alcohol-impaired parents and adverse childhood experiences: the risk of depression and
alcoholism during adulthood." Journal of Psychiatric Services. 2002; 53:1001-1009.

Libby AM, Orton HD, Novins DK, Beals J, Manson SM; AI-SUPERPFP Team. "Childhood physical and sexual abuse and subsequent depressive and anxiety disorders for two American Indian tribes." Psychol Med. 2005 Mar;35(3):329-40.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Friedman MJ, Wang S, Jalowiec JE, McHugo GJ, McDonagh-Coyle A. "Thyroid hormone alterations among women with posttraumatic stress disorder due to childhood sexual abuse." Biol Psychiatry. 2005 May 15;57(10):1186-92.

Libby AM, Orton HD, Novins DK, Beals J, Manson SM; AI-SUPERPFP Team. "Childhood physical and sexual abuse and subsequent depressive and anxiety disorders for two American Indian tribes." Psychol Med. 2005 Mar;35(3):329-40.

Hetzel MD, McCanne TR. "The roles of peritraumatic dissociation, child physical abuse, and child sexual abuse in the development of posttraumatic stress disorder and adult victimization." Child Abuse Negl. 2005 Aug;29(8):915-30.

Suicide

Dube SR, Anda RF, Whitfield CL, Brown DW, Felitti VJ, Dong M, Giles WH. "Long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse by gender of victim." Am J Prev Med. 2005 Jun;28(5):430-8.

Dube SR, Anda RF, Felitti VJ, Chapman D, Williamson DF, Giles WH. "Childhood abuse, household dysfunction and the risk of attempted suicide throughout the life span: Findings from the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study." Journal of the American Medical Association. 2001; 286:3089-3096.

Panic Disorder

Leserman J, Li Z, Drossman DA, Hu YJ. "Selected symptoms associated with sexual and physical abuse history among female patients with gastrointestinal disorders: the impact on subsequent health care visits." Psychol Med. 1998 Mar;28(2):417-25.

Stein MB, Walker JR, Anderson G, Hazen AL, Ross CA, Eldridge G, Forde DR. "Childhood physical and sexual abuse in patients with anxiety disorders and in a community sample." Am J Psychiatry. 1996 Feb;153(2):275-7.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Lochner C, du Toit PL, Zungu-Dirwayi N, Marais A, van Kradenburg J, Seedat S, Niehaus DJ, Stein DJ. "Childhood trauma in obsessive-compulsive disorder, trichotillomania, and controls." Depress Anxiety. 2002;15(2):66-8.

Stein MB, Walker JR, Anderson G, Hazen AL, Ross CA, Eldridge G, Forde DR. "Childhood physical and sexual abuse in patients with anxiety disorders and in a community sample." Am J Psychiatry. 1996 Feb;153(2):275-7.

Bulimia nervosa – Some studies have shown that 85 percent of bulimics have been sexually abused.

Waller G, Meyer C, Ohanian V, Elliott P, Dickson C, Sellings J. "The psychopathology of bulimic women who report childhood sexual abuse: the mediating role of core beliefs." J Nerv Ment Dis. 2001 Oct;189(10):700-8.

Molinari E. "Eating disorders and sexual abuse." Eat Weight Disord. 2001 Jun;6(2):68-80.

Anorexia nervosa

Carter JC, Bewell C, Blackmore E, Woodside DB. "The impact of childhood sexual abuse in anorexia nervosa." Child Abuse Negl. 2006 Mar;30(3):257-69.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Hillis SD, Anda RF, Felitti VJ, Nordenberg D, Marchbanks PA. "Adverse childhood experiences and sexually transmitted diseases in men and women: a retrospective study." Pediatrics 2000; 106(1):E11.

Hillis SD, Anda RF, Felitti VJ, Marchbanks PA. "Adverse childhood experiences and sexual risk behaviors in women: a retrospective cohort study." Family Planning Perspectives. 2001; 33:206-211.

Sleep Disturbances

Noll JG, Trickett PK, Susman EJ, Putnam FW. "Sleep Disturbances and Childhood Sexual Abuse." J Pediatr Psychol. 2006 Jun;31(5):469-480. Epub 2005 Jun 15.