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Female Adolescent Response to Childhood Sexual Abuse
Author(s) -
Jane Cornman B.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1997.tb00276.x
Subject(s) - citation , sexual abuse , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , library science , suicide prevention , poison control , medical emergency , computer science
History of childhood sexual abuse has been linked to fear, anxiety, depression, aggression, anger, hostility, poor self-esteem, substance abuse, and sexual maladjustment, as well as somatic complaints. The purpose of this study was to compare sexually abused adolescent females to adolescent females who have not ben sexually abused with respect to incidence of emotional disorders and somatic symptoms.