Service outcomes in physical and sexual abuse cases: A comparison of child advocacy center-based and standard services

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 354-360

  Smith, Daniel W ^a,b   Witte, Tricia H ^a,c   Fricker Elhai, Adrienne E ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Charleston Consortium Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program   (United States)

^c BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child Advocacy Centers; Child physical abuse; Child sexual abuse; Medical examinations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH CAROLINA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33749617729     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559506292277     Document Type: Article

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