A comparative study of longterm psychological functioning in male survivors of stranger and acquaintance rape

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 25-33

  Davies, Michelle ^a   Walker, Jayne ^a   Archer, John ^a   Pollard, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Gay; Heterosexual; Male rape; Post traumatic stress disorder; Survivors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865471031     PISSN: 17596599     EISSN: 20428715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jacpr.2010.0534     Document Type: Review

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