Treatment outcome research with the non-offending parents of sexually abused children: A critical review

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 59-84

  Corcoran, Jacqueline ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CSA; Non offending parents; Sexual abuse treatment; Treatment of sexually abused children's parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPPORT GROUP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644254845     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J070v13n02_04     Document Type: Review

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