TY - JOUR PY - 1991// TI - The ritual abuse of children: clinical features and diagnostic reasoning JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry A1 - Nurcombe, B. A1 - Unützer, Jurgen SP - 272 EP - 276 VL - 30 IS - 2 N2 - A case of alleged ritual sexual abuse is presented. Clinical recognition and diagnostic reasoning are discussed. After a brief account of modern satanism, it is concluded that, although the evidence for the occurrence of ritual abuse is sketchy, a high index of suspicion is appropriate.

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