title: Sexually abused children and adolescent identity development.
abstract: This study of 29 female adolescents revealed a history of sexual abuse in 18 of the subjects. Four of the girls had an incest history. Results from the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) rating scale revealed two distinct kinds of symptom profiles: the distressed and the no-problem. Treatment implications are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D002649:Child Abuse; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007179:Incest; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011902:Rape; D012742:Sex Offenses; D014754:Violence