Childhood Sexual Abuse Narratives in Clinically and Nonclinically Distressed Adult Survivors

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 657-665

  Leahy, Trisha ^a   Pretty, Grace ^b   Tenenbaum, Gershon ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346266156     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.34.6.657     Document Type: Article

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