A comparison of short-term group and individual therapy for sexually abused women

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 168-174

  Stalker, Carol A ^a   Fry, Richard ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Group treatment outcome; Individual treatment outcome; Sexually abused women; Short term therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032937433     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379904400208     Document Type: Article

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