Citation

Lynch DL, Stern AE, Oates RK, O'Toole BI. J. Child Psychol. Psychiatry 1993; 34(6): 935-944.

Affiliation

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Australia.

Comment In:

J Child Psychol Psychiatry 1995;36(8):1475-6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8408376

Abstract

This paper stems from a prospective case control study of the effects of child sexual abuse and explores issues of sampling bias resulting from non-participation in research. Despite similarities in family demographics and in the level of abuse experienced, differences between the study participants and non-participants emerged. The more dysfunctional families were less likely to participate, the research was not a passive experience for the families and finally, non-participants were offered less therapy following clinical assessment. The implications of these differences for the main prospective study will be explored.

Language: en