Predictors of delayed disclosure of rape in female adolescents and young adults

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Bicanic, Iva A E ^a   Hehenkamp, Lieve M ^a   van de Putte, Elise M ^a   van Wijk, Arjen J ^b   de Jongh, Ad ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Disclosure; Latency to disclosure; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Rape; Sexual assault; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975317945     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.25883     Document Type: Article

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