Most cited papers in Child Abuse and Trauma

Child Abuse and Trauma

What are the most cited papers in Child Abuse and Trauma?

The most cited paper in Child Abuse and Trauma is "Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults" (Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Dale F. Nordenberg et al., 1998), with 18,997 citations. Next come "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey" (10,490) and "Child abuse: Adolescent records vs. adult recall" (8,852).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 1,389 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Dale F. Nordenberg et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine Open access	May 1998	18,997
2	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Ronald C. Kessler · Archives of General Psychiatry	Dec 1995	10,490
3	Child abuse: Adolescent records vs. adult recall Donna Della Femina, Catherine A. Yeager, Dorothy Otnow Lewis · Child Abuse & Neglect Open access	1990	8,852
4	The world report on violence and health Etienne G. Krug, James A. Mercy, Linda L. Dahlberg et al. · The Lancet	Oct 2002	8,532
5	Impact of Event Scale: A Measure of Subjective Stress Mardi J. Horowitz, Nancy Wilner, William F. Alvarez · Psychosomatic Medicine	May 1979	7,970
6	The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) Murray A. Straus, Sherry Hamby, Sue Boney‐McCoy et al. · Journal of Family Issues	May 1996	6,964
7	Development and validation of a brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire David P. Bernstein, Judith A. Stein, Michael D. Newcomb et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect	Feb 2003	6,512
8	The effect of multiple adverse childhood experiences on health: a systematic review and meta-analysis Karen E Hughes, Mark A Bellis, Katherine A. Hardcastle et al. · The Lancet Public Health ReviewOpen access	31 Jul 2017	5,313
9	The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5 (PCL‐5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation Christy A. Blevins, Frank W. Weathers, Margaret Taylor Davis et al. · Journal of Traumatic Stress	25 Nov 2015	5,297
10	Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children Avshalom Caspi, Joseph L. McClay, Terrie E. Moffitt et al. · Science	2 Aug 2002	4,873
11	The enduring effects of abuse and related adverse experiences in childhood Robert F. Anda, Vincent J. Felitti, J. Douglas Bremner et al. · European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience Open access	26 Nov 2005	4,308
12	Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults. Chris R. Brewin, Bernice Andrews, John D. Valentine · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Review	2000	4,192
13	Protecting adolescents from harm. Findings from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health Michael D. Resnick · JAMA Open access	10 Sep 1997	4,100
14	Health consequences of intimate partner violence Jacquelyn C. Campbell · The Lancet	Apr 2002	4,088
15	Psychometric properties of the PTSD checklist (PCL) Edward B. Blanchard, Jacqueline Jones-Alexander, Todd C. Buckley et al. · Behaviour Research and Therapy	Aug 1996	4,034
16	Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries Ruth E. Gilbert, Cathy Spatz Widom, Kevin D. Browne et al. · The Lancet	5 Dec 2008	3,909
17	Initial reliability and validity of a new retrospective measure of child abuse and neglect David P. Bernstein, Ludwig Fink, Leonard Handelsman et al. · American Journal of Psychiatry	Aug 1994	3,606
18	The Long-Term Health Consequences of Child Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, and Neglect: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Rosana E. Norman, Munkhtsetseg Byambaa, Rumna De et al. · PLoS Medicine ReviewOpen access	27 Nov 2012	3,412
19	Resilience and development: Contributions from the study of children who overcome adversity Ann S. Masten, Karin M. Best, Norman Garmezy · Development and Psychopathology	Oct 1990	3,378
20	Predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder and symptoms in adults: A meta-analysis. Emily J. Ozer, Suzanne R. Best, Tami L. Lipsey et al. · Psychological Bulletin	2003	3,333
21	The Battered-Child Syndrome C. Henry Kempe · JAMA	7 Jul 1962	3,070
22	ADOLESCENT RESILIENCE: A Framework for Understanding Healthy Development in the Face of Risk Stevenson Fergus, Marc A. Zimmerman · Annual Review of Public Health Review	2 Nov 2004	2,935
23	Validity of adult retrospective reports of adverse childhood experiences: review of the evidence Jochen Hardt, Michael L. Rutter · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry	22 Jan 2004	2,835
24	The validation of a self-report measure of posttraumatic stress disorder: The Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale. Edna B. Foa, Laurie Cashman, Lisa H. Jaycox et al. · Psychological Assessment	Dec 1997	2,666
25	Maternal Depression and Child Psychopathology: A Meta-Analytic Review Sherryl Hope Goodman, Matthew H. Rouse, Arin M. Connell et al. · Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review	3 Nov 2010	2,664
26	Toward terminological, conceptual, and statistical clarity in the study of mediators and moderators: Examples from the child-clinical and pediatric psychology literatures. Grayson N. Holmbeck · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology	1997	2,650
27	Impact of child sexual abuse: A review of the research. Angela Christine Browne, David Finkelhor · Psychological Bulletin	1986	2,623
28	Traumatic Events and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an Urban Population of Young Adults Naomi Breslau · Archives of General Psychiatry	Mar 1991	2,545
29	Childhood adversities and adult psychopathology in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Ronald C. Kessler et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry Open access	29 Oct 2010	2,532
30	Identification of Child Maltreatment With the Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scales: Development and Psychometric Data for a National Sample of American Parents Murray A. Straus, Sherry Hamby, David Finkelhor et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect	Apr 1998	2,522
31	Impact of sexual abuse on children: A review and synthesis of recent empirical studies. Kathleen A Kendall-Tackett, Linda M. Williams, David Finkelhor · Psychological Bulletin	1993	2,498
32	Complex PTSD: A syndrome in survivors of prolonged and repeated trauma Judith Lewis Herman · Journal of Traumatic Stress	Jul 1992	2,487
33	Reliability and validity of a brief instrument for assessing post‐traumatic stress disorder Edna B. Foa, David S. Riggs, Constance V. Dancu et al. · Journal of Traumatic Stress	Oct 1993	2,461
34	Childhood Adversities Increase the Risk of Psychosis: A Meta-analysis of Patient-Control, Prospective- and Cross-sectional Cohort Studies Filippo Varese, Feikje Smeets, Marjan Drukker et al. · Schizophrenia Bulletin ReviewOpen access	29 Mar 2012	2,458
35	Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Community Naomi Breslau, Ronald C. Kessler, Howard D. Chilcoat et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry	Jul 1998	2,411
36	Childhood Adversities and Adult Psychiatric Disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication I Jennifer Greif Green, Katie A. McLaughlin, Patricia A. Berglund et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry Open access	Feb 2010	2,367
37	Parental Monitoring: A Reinterpretation Håkan Stattin, Margaret Kerr · Child Development	Jul 2000	2,367
38	Childhood Abuse, Neglect, and Household Dysfunction and the Risk of Illicit Drug Use: The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study Shanta Rishi Dube, Vincent J. Felitti, Maxia Dong et al. · PEDIATRICS	Mar 2003	2,359
39	Childhood Abuse, Household Dysfunction, and the Risk of Attempted Suicide Throughout the Life Span Shanta Rishi Dube, Robert F. Anda, Vincent J. Felitti et al. · JAMA	26 Dec 2001	2,316
40	Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of depressive disorders in adulthood Daniel P. Chapman, Charles L. Whitfield, Vincent J. Felitti et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders	16 Mar 2004	2,297
41	Sex differences in trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder: A quantitative review of 25 years of research. David F. Tolin, Edna B. Foa · Psychological Bulletin	2006	2,208
42	Childhood traumas: an outline and overview Lenore Cagen Terr · American Journal of Psychiatry	1991	2,178
43	Patterns of Competence and Adjustment among Adolescents from Authoritative, Authoritarian, Indulgent, and Neglectful Families Susie D. Lamborn, Nina S. Mounts, Laurence D. Steinberg et al. · Child Development	Oct 1991	2,100
44	Corporal punishment by parents and associated child behaviors and experiences: A meta-analytic and theoretical review. Elizabeth Thompson Gershoff · Psychological Bulletin	2002	2,073
45	Poly-victimization: A neglected component in child victimization David Finkelhor, Richard K. Ormrod, Heather A. Turner · Child Abuse & Neglect	2007	2,047
46	A Global Perspective on Child Sexual Abuse: Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Around the World Marije Stoltenborgh, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Eveline M. Euser et al. · Child Maltreatment Review	21 Apr 2011	2,012
47	Psychometric properties of the Impact of Event Scale—Revised Mark C. Creamer, Richard Bell, Salvina Failla · Behaviour Research and Therapy	11 Oct 2003	1,991
48	The Cycle of Violence Cathy Spatz Widom · Science	14 Apr 1989	1,983
49	Pituitary-Adrenal and Autonomic Responses to Stress in Women After Sexual and Physical Abuse in Childhood Christine C. Heim · JAMA	2 Aug 2000	1,974
50	Child abuse and neglect: The myth of classlessness. Leroy H. Pelton · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry	Oct 1978	1,969

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