A prospective study of memory for child sexual abuse: New Findings Relevant to the Repressed-Memory Controversy

Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-118

  Goodman, Gail S ^a   Ghetti, Simona ^a   Quas, Jodi A ^b   Edelstein, Robin S ^a   Alexander, Kristen Weede ^a   Redlich, Allison D ^c   Cordon, Ingrid M ^a   Jones, David P H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRESSION; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0038389129     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.01428     Document Type: Article

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