The experience of trauma recovery: A qualitative study of participants in the Women Recovering from Abuse Program (WRAP)

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 55-77

  Parker, Alyson ^b   Fourt, Anne ^c,d   Langmuir, Judith I ^a,d   Dalton, E Jane ^d   Classen, Catherine C ^c,d,e  

^a Women Recovering from Abuse Program (WRAP)   (Canada)

^b Assertive Community Treatment Team   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Intensive group therapy program; Trauma recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547575263     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v16n02_04     Document Type: Article

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