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008			110331s1997 eng
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040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_9822 _aBriggs, Lynnette Emily
245			_aWhat determines post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology for survivors of childhood sexual abuse? _cBriggs, Lynne; Joyce, Peter R.
260			_aOxford _bPergamon Press _c1997
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500			_aChild Abuse & Neglect 21(6) June 1997 : 575-582
520			_aThis article presents the findings from a study that investigated the association between childhood abuse experiences and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms for women survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The methodology involved asking 73 women who attended a Family Health Counselling Service's Sexual Abuse programme if they would like to participate in a study examining the effects of counselling victims of sexual abuse. A self-report questionnaire on PTSD symptoms and interviews on childhood abuse experience were given to the participants. The findings show that there is a link between childhood sexual abuse and PTSD. Many of the women in the study showed current symptoms of PTSD; there was a correlation between the severity of PTSD symptoms and the extent of general psychopathology. Of particular importance to the authors was the finding that the severity of PTSD symptoms was associated with the extent of child sexual abuse involving actual sexual intercourse.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE _945
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER _9451
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
700	1		_aJoyce, Peter R. _91450
773	0		_tChild Abuse & Neglect 21(6) June 1997 : 575-582
830			_aChild Abuse & Neglect _94477
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE
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