The Effect of severe child sexual abuse and disclosure on mental health during adulthood

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-289

  O'Leary, Patrick ^a   Coohey, Carol ^b   Easton, Scott D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Disclosure; Mental health; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCEST; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCEST; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVORS; VICTORIA; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952918945     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538711003781251     Document Type: Article

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