The frequency of sexual abuse and depression in a sample of street children of one of deprived districts of Tehran

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 23-35

  Ahmadkhaniha, Hamid Reza ^a,b   Shariat, Seyed Vahid ^a,c   Torkaman Nejad, Sharif ^d   Hoseini Moghadam, Mohammad Mehdi ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Shahid Beheshti Medical University ^*

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Depression; Sexual abuse; Street children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRISON; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; COMORBIDITY; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34548814985     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v16n04_02     Document Type: Article

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