Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ400175
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Psychological Correlates of Sexual Abuse in Adolescent Girls in Chemical Dependency Treatment.
Edwall, Glenace E.; And Others
Adolescence, v24 n94 p279-88 Sum 1989
Examined psychological correlates of sexual abuse in adolescent girls (N=597) at substance abuse inpatient facilities. Found high prevalence of sexual abuse victimization with over one-third acknowledging history of sexual abuse. Suggests sexual abuse victims show slightly different and often more serious psychopathology with suicidal ideation, agitation, and shame. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Rehabilitation, Females, Psychopathology, Sexual Abuse, Substance Abuse, Victims of Crime
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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