Sexual revictimization: A review of the empirical literature

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-129

  Classen, Catherine C ^a   Palesh, Oxana Gronskaya ^b   Aggarwal, Rashi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; child sexual abuse; rape; revictimization; sexual aggression; sexual assault; sexual revictimization; sexual violence; victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RAPE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 23044483955     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838005275087     Document Type: Article

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