Vicariously traumatized: Male partners of sexual abuse survivors

Journal of Couples Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-28

  Bloom, Audrey Diane ^a   Lyle, Randall ^a  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child sexual abuse; Partners; Relationships; Survivors; Vicarious traumatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023952274     PISSN: 08974446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J036v10n01_02     Document Type: Article

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