Citation

Burgess AW, Hartman CR, Baker T. J. Psychosoc. Nurs. Ment. Health Serv. 1995; 33(9): 9-16.

Affiliation

University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia 19104, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Healio)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7500309

Abstract

Questions are continually raised about the accuracy and validity of very young children's memories of traumatic events. Out of 19 children, where the median age was 2 1/2 at time of disclosure, 11 had full verbal memory, five had fragmented verbal memory traces, and three had no memory 5 to 10 years following day care sexual abuse. Data from this clinical study suggest the nature of children's memory is four-dimensional: somatic, behavioral, verbal, and visual. Efforts need to continue to document the nonverbal components for assessment and treatment purposes.

Language: en