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Peer reviewedEdmond, Tonya; Auslander, Wendy; Elze, Diane E.; McMillen, Curtis; Thompson, Ron – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2002
Examines the differences between sexually abused and non-sexually abused adolescent females in the foster care system. The girls who had been sexually abused exhibited significantly more behavioral difficulties, including internalizing and externalizing problems. When co-occurrence of substance use and mental health problems were examined,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Females, Foster Care
