Outcome of systemic and analytic group psychotherapy for adult women with history of intrafamilial childhood sexual abuse: A randomized controlled study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 96-104

  Lau, M ^a   Kristensen, E ^b  

^a Stolpegaard Psychotherapy Centre   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Group psychotherapy; Incest; Outcomes; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 34447525188     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2006.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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