Women survivors of child sexual abuse: How can health professionals promote healing?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 50, Issue MAR., 2004, Pages 405-412

  Schachter, Candice Lou ^a   Radomsky, Nellie A ^b   Stalker, Carol A ^b   Teram, Eli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PERSONAL SPACE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SAFETY; SASKATCHEWAN; SURVIVORS;

EID: 1642308601     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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