Can Projective Drawings Detect if a Child Experienced Sexual or Physical Abuse?: A Systematic Review of the Controlled Research

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-111

  Allen, Brian ^a   Tussey, Chriscelyn ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; forensic interviewing; physical abuse; projective drawings; sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; HUMAN;

ART; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84861818275     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838012440339     Document Type: Article

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