Adult sexual assault: Prevalence, symptomatology, and sex differences in the general population

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-211

  Elliott, Diana M ^a   Mok, Doris S ^b   Briere, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

male sexual assault; rape; Trauma Symptom Inventory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DATA COLLECTION; DIVORCE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042769177     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000029263.11104.23     Document Type: Article

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