Prevalence and correlates of childhood sexual abuse in adults consulting for sexual problems

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 434-443

  Berthelot, Nicolas ^a   Godbout, Natacha ^b   Hébert, Martine ^b   Goulet, Michel ^b   Bergeron, Sophie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX COUNSELING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901261695     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2013.772548     Document Type: Article

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