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Management of the sexually abused child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David Jones
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This review considers the place of psychiatry in the complex area of management of the sexually abused child. A model is described in order to guide psychiatric perspectives in the field of child sexual abuse, before describing an approach to management in mental health teams.

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Research Article
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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 39 - 45
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1996 

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