The efficacy of group treatment for survivors of childhood abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-44

  Westbury, Elizabeth ^a   Tutty, Leslie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult survivors; Evaluation; Group treatment; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032899497     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(98)00109-4     Document Type: Article

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