Intergenerational transmission of sexual violence: Description of the phenomenon and ways of understanding;La transmission de la violence sexuelle: Description du phénomène et pistes de compréhension

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 489-507

  Collin Vézina, Delphine ^a   Cyr, Mireille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agression sexuelle; Attachement; Dissociation; S v rit de l'agression; Transmission interg n rationnelle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 17744417300     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(03)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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