An experimental examination of emotional experience, expression, and disclosure in women reporting a history of childhood sexual abuse

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-244

  Luterek, Jane A ^a   Orsillo, Susan M ^b   Marx, Brian P ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SEXUAL ABUSE; VERBAL MEMORY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DISCLOSURE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW ENGLAND;

EID: 33749338777     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20027     Document Type: Article

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