Dealing with sexual abuse of adults with a developmental disability who also have impaired communication: Supportive procedures for detection, disclosure and follow-up

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-91

  Burke, Lillian ^a   Bedard, Cheryl ^a   Ludwig, Susan ^b  

^a Surrey Place Centre ^*  (Canada)

^b Healthy Sexuality Team   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental disability; Impaired communication; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0031844316     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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