Adolescents selling sex: Exposure to abuse, mental health, self-harm behaviour and the need for help and support-a study of a Swedish national sample

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 81-88

  Svensson, Frida ^a   Fredlund, Cecilia ^a   Svedin, Carl Göran ^a   Priebe, Gisela ^a   Wadsby, Marie ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child abuse; Help and support; Mental health; Self harm behaviour; Selling sex

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BOY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER IDENTITY; GIRL; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGIST; SELF HELP; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SIBLING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN;

EID: 84875611641     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2012.679968     Document Type: Article

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