title: Adolescents as victims: an overview of the special impact of sexual abuse.
abstract: Although under-reported, sexual abuse is an increasingly critical problem facing adolescents and their care providers. All care providers must consider the possibility of abuse in their clinical practice. This paper will address the significance of the problem and offer suggestions for immediate nursing intervention.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Brucker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*