Psychological profiles of adult sexual assault victims

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-39

  Creighton, Candace D ^a   Jones, Alyson C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental illness; Sexual assault; Victim profile; Victimization; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CITALOPRAM; CLOZAPINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUPENTIXOL DECANOATE; MIRTAZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL CRIME; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 82955195411     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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