To a safer place? Victims of sexual abuse by females and their disclosures to professionals

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-61

  Denov, Myriam S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Professionals; Sexual abuse by females

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; ONSET AGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAFETY; SENSITIZATION; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COUNSELING; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0037220999     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(02)00509-4     Document Type: Article

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