title: Sexual abuse in male children and adolescents: indicators, effects, and treatments.
abstract: It is believed by many that the sexual abuse of children and adolescents is primarily perpetrated against females. This article presents a review of the literature on the incidence, indicators, effects, and treatment of sexual abuse in males.
authors.affiliation: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: DeBlassie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology