Commentary: Causes and consequences of male adult sexual assault.
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چکیده
Bullock and Beckson add to a growing body of literature on the negative consequences of adult sexual assault on male victims. There are similarities as well as important differences between male sexual assault victims and their female counterparts. Their analyses of societal contributions and myths about adult male sexual assault and of the difficulties that male victims experience in accessing and interacting with the medical and legal systems improve professional understanding of this complex subject.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
دوره 39 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011