Citation

McGurk SR, Cardenas J, Adelman HS. J. Adolesc. Health 1993; 14(3): 196-201.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1563.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8323930

Abstract

Implementation of a mental health facet of a school-based clinic provided a special opportunity to gain more detailed information about the nature and scope of sexual abuse among Hispanic adolescents. A system was implemented to gather ongoing data on the number identified as having been sexually abused. Over the 16-month period covered by this report, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 Hispanics, and 50% were seen in therapy. Findings are reported regarding the abuse and its consequences, as well as implications for research and practice.

Language: en