Efficacy of a group intervention for adult women survivors of sexual abuse

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 37-61

  Hébert, Martine ^a,b,c   Bergeron, Manon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Interdisciplinary Resee Marie Vincent ^*

^c Centre d'Expertise en Agression Sexuelle Marie Vincent

Author keywords

Feminist approach; Group intervention; Program evaluation; Sexual abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMINISM; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548827326     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v16n04_03     Document Type: Article

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