Lessons learned from child sexual abuse research: Prevalence, outcomes, and preventive strategies

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Collin Vézina, Delphine ^a   Daigneault, Isabelle ^b   Hébert, Martine ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Mental health outcomes; Prevalence; Prevention; Review

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WELLBEING;

EID: 84880182036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-7-22     Document Type: Review

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