Special issue: Group treatment after child and adolescent sexual abuse: Introduction
Authors:
Beryce W. MacLennan Ph.D.
Affiliation:
(1) Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, George Washington University, Washington D.C.;(2) Private Practice, Bethesda, MD;(3) 6307 Crathie Lane, 20816 Bethesda, MD
Abstract:
This introduction traces the increasing awareness of the prevalence of child sexual abuse over the last 20 years, examines the nature and consequences of such abuse and summarizes current information on the use of group treatment and its evaluation with sexually abused children and adolescents and their parents. Four examples of group treatment with different populations of abused children are described in this issue.