Resiliency among individuals with childhood sexual abuse and HIV: Perspectives on addressing sexual trauma

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 449-460

  Tarakeshwar, Nalini ^a   Hansen, Nathan B ^a   Kochman, Arlene ^a   Fox, Ashley ^a   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SEXUAL ABUSE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EMOTION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW YORK CITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33947287358     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20132     Document Type: Article

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