Childhood sexual abuse and adult defensive functioning

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 193, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 473-479

  Callahan, Kelley L ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse Dimensions Inventory; Childhood sexual abuse; Defensive Functioning Scale

Indexed keywords

ABUSE DIMENSIONS INVENTORY; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFENSIVE FUNCTIONING SCALE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PERCEPTION; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROJECTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 22044445020     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000168237.26124.47     Document Type: Article

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