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Cathy Spatz Widom

The Graduate Center, CUNY ORCID

232

Works

29,092

Citations

78

h-index

157

i10-index

Research Topics

Child Abuse and Trauma Homelessness and Social Issues Migration, Health and Trauma

Affiliations

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey2001–2014

Albany State University1991–1999

The Graduate Center, CUNY2009–2025

City College of New York2025–2025

Harvard University1978–1978

Top Works

Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countries

Ruth Gilbert,Cathy Spatz Widom,et al.

20083,773 citations

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Child Welfare and Adoption

The Cycle of Violence

Cathy Spatz Widom

19891,928 citations

Does violence beget violence? A critical examination of the literature.

Cathy Spatz Widom

19891,189 citations

A Prospective Investigation of Major Depressive Disorder and Comorbidity in Abused and Neglected Children Grown Up

Cathy Spatz Widom,Kimberly DuMont,et al.

20071,059 citations

Accuracy of adult recollections of childhood victimization, Part 2: Childhood sexual abuse.

Cathy Spatz Widom,Suzanne M. Morris

1997735 citations

Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect on Adult Economic Well-Being

Janet Currie,Cathy Spatz Widom

2010734 citations

Childhood victimization and lifetime revictimization

Cathy Spatz Widom,Sally J. Czaja,et al.

2008670 citations

Age of onset of child maltreatment predicts long-term mental health outcomes.

Julie B. Kaplow,Cathy Spatz Widom

2007631 citations

CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND VIOLENT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR*

Cathy Spatz Widom

1989460 citations