Deep and almost unbearable suffering: consequences of childhood sexual abuse for men's health and well-being.
Previous studies indicate that childhood sexual abuse can have extensive and serious consequences. The aim of this research was to do a qualitative study of the consequences of childhood sexual abuse for Icelandic men's health and well-being. Phenomenology was the methodological approach of the stud...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 688 - 698 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2012
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