Group therapy for women sexually abused as children: Mental health before and after group therapy

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1665-1677

  Lundqvist, Gunilla ^a   Svedin, Carl Göran ^a   Hansson, Kjell ^a   Broman, Inger ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Group therapy; Mental health; Sexually abused as children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; VICTIM;

ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 33750453078     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506294986     Document Type: Review

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