Issues and dynamics of sexually assaulted adolescents and their families

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 267-274

  Clements, Paul T ^a,e   Speck, Patricia M ^c   Crane, Patricia A ^d   Faulkner, Martha J ^b  

^a Department of Physiology and Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Adolescents; Post traumatic stress disorder; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 13844280449     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14400979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-8330.2004.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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