title: A critical appraisal of the 1998 meta-analytic review of child sexual abuse outcomes reported by rind, tromovitch, and bauserman.
abstract: The goal of this article is to present a methodological critique of the 1998 meta-analysis of child sexual abuse outcomes by Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman. Seven major concerns are addressed. Rind et al.'s view is, at best, extremely limited. By restricting a supposedly broad meta-analysis to only some of the population in question, the conclusions they drew regarding this complex topic, primarily that adult-child sex is not necessarily harmful, are invalid.
authors.affiliation: , Houston, TX, 77071, jwhittenburg@go.com.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Whittenburg
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Tice
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Lemmey