In their own voices: Women who were sexually abused by members of the clergy

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 216-237

  Flynn, Kathryn A ^a  

^a Defense Language Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Clergy abuse; Posttraumatic stress; Relational spirituality; Trauma; Women

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLERGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NARRATIVE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOMATIZATION; STIGMA; SYMPTOM; TRUST; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PEDOPHILIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AGED; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; BATTERED WOMEN; CATHOLICISM; CLERGY; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PEDOPHILIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149354265     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538710802329684     Document Type: Review

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