Retraumatization among adult women sexually abused in childhood: Exploratory analyses in a prospective study

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 19-48

  Banyard, Victoria L ^a   Williams, Linda M ^b   Siegel, Jane A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Conant Hall ^*

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Re victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN RELATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0038373079     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v11n03_02     Document Type: Article

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