Childhood Sexual Abuse, Alcohol Use, and PTSD Symptoms as Predictors of Adult Sexual Assault Among Lesbians and Gay Men

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2505-2520

  Han, Sohyun C ^a,b   Gallagher, Matthew W ^a,b   Franz, Molly R ^a,b   Chen, May S ^a,b   Cabral, Fabiana M ^a,b   Marx, Brian P ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; childhood sexual abuse (CSA); posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); sexual assault; sexual minorities

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE (CSA); DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL MINORITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ALCOHOL; CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE (CSA); POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD); SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL MINORITIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880850465     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260513479030     Document Type: Article

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