Childhood and adult sexual abuse: Relationships with 'addictive' or 'problem' behaviours and health

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-38

  Plant, Moira ^a   Plant, Martin ^a   Miller, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol; Health; Illicit drugs; Problem behaviours; Tobacco; UK adults

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 13444291913     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v24n01_03     Document Type: Review

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