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Allers, Christopher T.; And Others – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1992
Presents case studies and discussions regarding 3 observed characteristics of unresolved childhood sexual abuse in adult survivors over 65 years of age. Specifically, chronic depression, elder abuse, and misdiagnosis of residual abuse trauma as dementia or mental illness are compared to parallel issues identified by researchers working with…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Elder Abuse