Cognitive behavioural psychotherapy intervention in childhood sexual abuse: Identifying new directions from the literature

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-64

  Ross, Gill ^a   O’Carroll, Pierce ^b  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Cognitive behaviour therapy; PTSD; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745635441     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.831     Document Type: Article

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