Abnormal Sexual Behaviour in Pre-Pubescent Children
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 138 (2) , 119-125
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.138.2.119
Abstract
Summary: Abnormal sexual behaviour in pre-pubescent children is uncommon even in a psychiatrically referred population. Among 516 referrals there were 6 boys and 10 girls, the girls starting younger. The boys differed little in history or background from other conduct-disordered boys, but the girls were more commonly victims of sexual abuse and lacking a father in the home. The personalities of the girls suggested continued risk of sexual experimentation and possible development of personality disorder.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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