Texture response patterns associated with sexual trauma of childhood and adult onset: Developmental and recovered memory implications

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-257

  Leavitt, Frank ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Recovered memory; Rorschach; Sex abuse; Texture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEMORY; ONSET AGE; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADULT; AMNESIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RORSCHACH TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0033981325     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(99)00131-3     Document Type: Article

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