Ethnicity and sexual orientation as PTSD mitigators in child sexual abuse survivors

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 319-325

  Andrés Hyman, Raquel C ^a   Cott, Melissa A ^a   Gold, Steven N ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child sexual abuse; demographics; PTSD; sexual orientation; sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644296432     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOFV.0000042081.96997.4e     Document Type: Article

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