Men who were sexually abused in childhood: Coping strategies and comparisons in psychological functioning

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 471-479

  O'Leary, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult male victims; Child sexual abuse; Community comparison; Coping strategies; Posttraumatic stress; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 67650713518     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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