Adult child abuse victims

Here are entered works on adults who were abused as children. Works on children who are victims of child abuse are entered under [Abused children.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001025
- info:lc/authorities/sh85001025
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85001025#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Adult survivors of child abuse
- Adults abused as children
- Child abuse survivors
- Child abuse victims, Adult
- Grown-up abused children
Broader Terms
- Victims of crimes
Narrower Terms
- Adult child sexual abuse victims
Related Terms
- Abused children
Sources
- found: Work cat.: Leeham, J. Grown-up abused children, 1985 (Former victims of abuse; Grown-up abused children; Adult survivors of child abuse; Child abuse victims who have survived to adulthood)
- found: NYT index, 4/16-30/84: p. 75 (..."80% of sex offenders were abused themselves as children")
LC Classification
- RC569.5.C55
General Notes
- Here are entered works on adults who were abused as children. Works on children who are victims of child abuse are entered under [Abused children.]
Example Notes
- Note under [Abused children]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 1992-03-19: revised

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