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Assessing the credibility of young children's allegations of sexual abuse: clinical issues
H Klajner-Diamond1, W Wehrspann, P Steinhauer
1Department of Social Work, S.C.A.N. Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne De Psychiatrie
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
In assessing the credibility of young children's (ages 2-7) allegations of sexual abuse clinicians need to know how dynamics of sexual abuse affect disclosure, what situations are most commonly associated with fictitious allegations and how the child's developmental stage affects disclosures. Understanding these issues allows for clear decision making. A clear decision making process flows naturally from an understanding of these issues.