Characteristics of childhood sexual abuse among female survivors in therapy

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 323-335

  Gold, Steven N ^a   Hughes, Dawn M ^a   Swingle, Janine M ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse characteristics; Child abuse; Multiple perpetrators; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 0029916619     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(96)00001-4     Document Type: Article

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