Description of trauma and resilience in sexually abused adolescents: An integrated assessment

Journal of Trauma Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 23-47

  Daigneault, Isabelle ^a   Tourigny, Marc ^b   Cyr, Mireille ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Assessment; Child sexual abuse; Resilience; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016966857     PISSN: 15362922     EISSN: 15362930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J189v03n02_02     Document Type: Article

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