TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Child sexual abuse I: psychopathology
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
A1  - Nurcombe, B.
SP  - 85
EP  - 91
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To review scientific literature concerning the prevalence, childhood outcome and adult outcome of child sexual abuse, and the hypothetical models that have been postulated to explain its psychopathology. METHOD: Selective critical review of literature. RESULTS: Estimates of prevalence of sexual abuse suggest that a significant number of children of both sexes are affected. Research into the psychopathology of sexual abuse is hindered by methodological problems. However, sexual abuse has been associated with a number of psychiatric disorders and maladaptive lifestyles in childhood and adulthood. Several theoretical models of the psychopathology of child sexual abuse are examined and compared. CONCLUSIONS: A transactional model is the most comprehensive and encompassing.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -