Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 215-220 , May 2009

Pain as a predictor of depression treatment outcomes in women with childhood sexual abuse

  • Ellen L. Poleshuck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. Tel.: +585 275 3138; fax: +585 276 2065.
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  • Nancy L. Talbot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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  • Haiyan Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • ,
  • Xin Tu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • ,
  • Linda Chaudron

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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  • Stephanie Gamble

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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  • Donna E. Giles

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.08.001

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 215-220 , May 2009

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