Exploring the disclosure of child sexual abuse with alleged victims and their parents

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-123

  Hershkowitz, Irit ^a   Lanes, Omer ^b   Lamb, Michael E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child victims; Disclosure; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NICHD PROTOCOL; OFFENDER; PARENT; SCHOOL CHILD; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ISRAEL; MALE; PARENTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 33847372939     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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