Child sexual abuse disclosure: Maternal response and other variables impacting the victim

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 355-371

  Lovett, Beverly B ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Maternal response; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843097087     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CASW.0000035221.78729.d6     Document Type: Review

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