Childhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood: I. Prevalence of sexual abuse and factors associated with sexual abuse

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1355-1364

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Lynskey, Michael T ^a   Horwood, L John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

childhood factors; childhood sexual abuse; family factors; longitudinal study; parental characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

EID: 0029846533     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199610000-00023     Document Type: Article

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