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Table 6 Frequency of the worst traumatic events by THQ cluster

From: The invisible scars of emotional abuse: a common and highly harmful form of childhood maltreatment

THQ cluster

Worst trauma

N

%

Crime-related events

(e.g., something being taken directly from you by force or someone attempting to rob you)

47

17.9

Trauma and disaster in general

(e.g., a serious accident at work, a natural disaster or the death of someone close to you)

169

64.5

Sexual and physical experiences

(e.g., having intercourse or oral or anal sex against your will or witnessing it happen to family members or friends, being attacked with a gun or knife)

46

17.6