Children's emotional and behavioral reactions following the disclosure of extrafamilial sexual abuse: Initial effects

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-125

  Ligezinska, Malgorzata ^a   Firestone, Philip ^a   Manion, Ian G ^b   McIntyre, Joanne ^b   Ensom, Ron ^b   Wells, George ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Extrafamilial; Sexual abuse; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0030040752     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0145-2134(95)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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