Attachment quality and post-treatment functioning following sexual trauma in young adolescents: A case series presentation

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-39

  Stubenbort, Karen ^a   Greeno, Catherine ^a   Mannarino, Anthony P ^b   Cohen, Judith A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attachment; Sexual abuse; Sexual trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036248941     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014222327357     Document Type: Article

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