Emotional support and adjustment over a year's time following sexual abuse discovery

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 641-661

  Rosenthal, Saul ^a   Feiring, Candice ^b,c   Taska, Lynn ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Child sexual abuse; Emotional support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SUPPORT GROUP; TEACHER;

EID: 0038121741     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(03)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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