Assessment of sexual assault in clinical practice: Available screening tools for use with different adult populations

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-226

  Probst, Danielle R ^a   Turchik, Jessica A ^b,c   Zimak, Eric H ^a   Huckins, Jamie L ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; sexual assault; special populations; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISABILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL CRIME; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VICTIM;

EID: 79952063653     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2011.546754     Document Type: Article

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