Prevalence and denial of sexual abuse in a male psychiatric inpatient population

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 323-330

  Lab, Damon D ^a   Moore, Estelle ^b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749340679     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20036     Document Type: Article

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