The Roberts Apperception Test for Children: An exploratory study of its use with sexually abused children

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 83-91

  Friedrich, William N ^a,c   Share, Michael C ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Priv Pract of Clinical Psychology   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0031427712     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v06n04_06     Document Type: Article

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