Childhood sexual abuse histories in women with drug and alcohol misuse disorders

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 91-95

  Horgan, Ann ^a   Cassidy, C E ^b   Corrigan, Adrian ^b  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Child sexual abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031709191     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700003773     Document Type: Article

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