Therapy for child sexual abuse: Women talk about helpful and unhelpful therapy experiences

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 35-59

  McGregor, Kim ^a,b,c   Thomas, David R ^b   Read, John ^a  

^a Rape Crisis Auckland ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences School of Population Health   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Therapy; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEW ZEALAND; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS; TRUST; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33845937620     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v15n04_03     Document Type: Article

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