Childhood sexual experiences with adults reported by female psychiatric patients.
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چکیده
A group of 115 female psychiatric in-patients and out-patients were studied, using a self-report questionnaire followed by interview, for evidence of childhood sexual activity with adults. About half of the sample reported some childhood sexual experience, ranging from full sexual intercourse to sexual suggestions. Future research should study the possible role of such experience in the genesis of subsequent psychiatric disorder.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 160 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992