Alleged sexual abuse at a day care center: Impact on parents

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 939-950

  Dyb, Grete ^a,b   Holen, Are ^a   Steinberg, Alan M ^b   Rodriguez, Ned ^c   Pynoos, Robert S ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Trauma Research Consultant   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Day care; Parental distress; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COURT; DAY CARE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDIZATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 0042389527     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(03)00141-8     Document Type: Article

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