Refusing to be marginalized: Groupwork in mental health services for women survivors of childhood sexual abuse

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 341-354

  Watson, Gilli ^a   Scott, Carol ^b   Ragalsky, Sandra ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Wonford House Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Churchill House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Groupwork; Mental health; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030376939     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1298(199612)6:5<341::AID-CASP385>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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