A meta-analysis of the published research on the effects of child sexual abuse

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-36

  Paolucci, Elizabeth Oddone ^a   Genuis, Mark L ^a   Violato, Claudio ^b  

^a Natl Found for Fam Res and Educ   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Meta analysis; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDE;

EID: 0035222104     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980109603677     Document Type: Article

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