Clinical effects of sexual abuse on people with learning disability. Critical literature review

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 182, Issue JAN., 2003, Pages 13-19

  Sequeira, Heather ^a   Hollins, Sheila ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGHTMARE; PEER REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0037245673     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.182.1.13     Document Type: Review

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