Identifying Subtypes of Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: An MMPI-2 Cluster Analysis

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 157-175

  Elhai, Jon D ^a,b   Klotz Flitter, Jill M ^c   Gold, Steven N ^a   Sellers, Alfred H ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Cluster analysis; MMPI 2; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041730806     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007847901572     Document Type: Article

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