Assessments of emotional abuse and neglect with the CTQ: Issues and estimates

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 740-748

  Baker, Amy J L ^a   Maiorino, Elizabeth ^a  

^a New York Foundling   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional abuse; Emotional neglect; Psychological maltreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953540428     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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