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This article describes the therapeutic needs of adolescent victims of sexual abuse and presents the case that group therapy more effectively addresses these needs than individual or family therapies.
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Knittle, B.J., Tuana, S.J. Group therapy as primary treatment for adolescent victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse. Clin Soc Work J 8, 236–242 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00758579
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