Child Sexual Abuse

Date

2014

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Publisher

Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America

Abstract

Sexual abuse toward children and adolescents is a stark reality worldwide. A common misperception about child sexual abuse (CSA) is that it is a rare event perpetrated against girls by male strangers in poor, inner-city areas. To the contrary, CSA is a much too common occurrence that results in harm to millions of children, boys and girls alike, in large and small communities, and across a range of cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. These acts are perpetrated by many types of offenders, including men and women, strangers, trusted friends or family, and people of all sexual orientations, socioeconomic classes, and cultural backgrounds.

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Keywords

child sexual abuse, overview

Citation

Murray, L. K., Nguyen, A., & Cohen, J. A. (2014). Child sexual abuse. Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America, 23(2), 321-37.

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