Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
- ISBN-10
- 0803932561
- ISBN-13
- 9780803932562
- Category
- Psychology / Interpersonal Relations
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
- Authors
- Gail Elizabeth Wyatt, Gloria Johnson Powell
Description
The nature and extent of child sexual abuse have increasingly come to light as the result of research in recent years. The purpose of Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse is to bring together some of the more advanced research, treatment, relevant theory and current social and policy issues regarding the lasting effects upon child victims, adult survivors and their families. The contributors are multi-disciplinary pioneers in the field of child sexual abuse; their aim is to stimulate discussion and insight into the lasting effects of child sexual abuse and raise questions leading to future research.
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