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Download full textBarber, Betsy A. – 1996
Published empirical research on the repression of memories of childhood sexual abuse is limited at the present time, and the quality and usefulness of the research varies with the methodology, research design, statistical analyses, and researcher bias. This literature review discusses at length a 1987 study by J. H. Herman and E. Schatzow and 1994…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Children, Emotional Response
Lafir, Kaneeza – 2000
This review evaluates the efficacy of group treatment for nonoffending caregivers of children who have been sexually abused. A review of the literature focused on the significance of family support and involvement in treatment of sexual abuse, the importance of support groups for parents whose children have been sexually abused, and the efficacy…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Child Abuse, Children, Counseling Effectiveness
Berendt, Elizabeth Ann – 1994
The empirical literature regarding the descriptive links between childhood sexual abuse and adult development is reviewed from an Eriksonian perspective. The problems with studying the developmental effects of childhood sexual abuse are discussed. These include the following problems: the lack of differentiation between sexual abuse cases,…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Children, Developmental Stages
Thomson, Nam Hee – 2000
This paper begins by reviewing literature relevant to the history of children of battered women and difficulties in defining domestic violence. Major attempts to explain the behavioral profile of children of battered women include issues related to family characteristics and patterns; effects of family violence on children; links between marital…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Development
Lawson, David Allen – 1995
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a fairly recent inclusion in the literature as a psychiatric disorder. Currently, researchers are trying to relate PTSD to many different environmental and psychosocial stressors including physical abuse, emotional abuse, war trauma, and sexual abuse. This paper addresses research concerning the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Child Abuse, Children
Schultz, Mathew W. – 1995
The mental health community has become increasingly aware of the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). A recent national survey found that 16% of adult males and 27% of adult females had experienced some type of CSA. This paper reviews the empirical literature in an attempt to answer the following questions: (1) Is CSA correlated with the…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Children, Emotional Problems
