Disclosure, Reactions, and Social Support: Findings From a Sample of Adult Victims of Child Sexual Abuse

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 190-200

  Jonzon, Eva ^a,b   Lindblad, Frank ^a,c  

^a Natl Inst of Psychosocial Medicine   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Disclosure; Social network; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 2142709777     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559504264263     Document Type: Review

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