Psychological Assessment of Sexually Abused Children and Their Families (Interpersonal Violence: The Practice Series)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: October 18, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780761903109
Subjects: Paediatric medicine; Psychiatry; Sociology, Social Studies; Sexually abused teenagers; Psychological testing; Psychology; Abuse - General; Abuse - Sexual; Assessment, Testing & Measurement; Psychology & Psychiatry / Interpersonal Relations; Sexually abused children
First sentence: developmental trajectory that predates the victimization and carries the child beyond the moment of trauma. Although this can be protective, it does create the potential for a lifetime of aftereffects.