Treatment effects for common outcomes of child sexual abuse: A current meta-analysis

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-19

  Trask, Emily V ^a   Walsh, Kate ^a   DiLillo, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Meta analysis; Quantitative review; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951674544     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2010.10.001     Document Type: Review

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