The legal treatment of recovered memories of child sexual abuse

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-214

  Taub, Sheila ^a  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIMINAL LAW; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRESSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029768025     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: 1521057X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947649609511006     Document Type: Article

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