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Assessment of sexually abused children with anatomically detailed dolls: A critical review
Author(s) -
Maan Cathy
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370090106
Subject(s) - poison control , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , suicide prevention , sexual abuse , occupational safety and health , child abuse , medicine , psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medical emergency , pathology
The use of anatomically detailed (AD) dolls is widespread, especially with young children who have been, or may have been, sexually abused. A number of empirical studies have compared the responses of sexually abused and non‐abused children to AD dolls. Additional research has assessed AD doll play among non‐abused children only. Methodological limitations notwithstanding, virtually all empirical data support the use of AD dolls for data gathering in cases of sexual abuse.