The development of a sexual abuse severity score: Characteristics of childhood sexual abuse associated with trauma symptomatology, somatization, and alcohol abuse

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 537-546

  Zink, Therese ^a,d   Klesges, Lisa ^b   Stevens, Susanna ^c   Decker, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent victims; Child abuse; Hx of child abuse; Male victims; PTSD; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault; Situational factors

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59349096159     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508317198     Document Type: Article

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