Mechanisms Underlying Sexual Violence Exposure and Psychosocial Sequelae: A Theoretical and Empirical Review

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-275

  Walsh, Kate ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b   Koenen, Karestan C ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanisms; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868109981     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cpsp.12004     Document Type: Article

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