Revictimization and Self-Harm in Females Who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse: Results from a Prospective Study

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1452-1471

  Noll, Jennie G ^b   Horowitz, Lisa A ^b   Bonanno, George A ^a   Trickett, Penelope K ^b   Putnam, Frank W ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Rape; Self harm; Sexual abuse; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242676939     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503258035     Document Type: Article

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