This study, although it improved on previous investigations of the problem, had significantlimitations. It did not query about some forms of abuse (e.g., sexual assault and neglect were not studied). Moreover, each type of abuse was assessed with only 1 short question. The literature on the epidemiology of interpersonal violence against younger and middle-aged adults demonstrates that to identify abuse and assault events adequately, assessments need to use comprehensive, behaviorally defined descriptions of interpersonal violence events in closed-ended questions.9