A qualitative study of the effect of a history of childhood sexual abuse on therapists who treat survivors of sexual abuse

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 9-28

  Benatar, May ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Countertransference; Secondary traumatization; Sexual abuse; Therapists; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002881206     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v01n03_02     Document Type: Article

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