Men who were sexually abused in childhood and subsequent suicidal ideation: Community comparison, explanations and practice implications

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 950-968

  O'Leary, Patrick ^a,b   Gould, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult victims of childhood sexual abuse; Men; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349154453     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn130     Document Type: Article

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