PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE - A REPLY TO NASH, NEIMEYER, HULSEY, AND LAMBERT (1998)

This article is a reply to M. R. Nash, R. A. Neimeyer, T.L. Hulsey, an d W. Lambert's (1998) article in which concerns are expressed about S. Boney-McCoy and D. Finkelhor's (1996) research. The authors concur wi th Nash ct al.'s position that a variety of samples and designs are va luable to the study of child sexual abuse (CSA), although the position is maintained that the independent contributions of family functionin g and CSA to child psychopathology are most accurately evaluated with the use of longitudinal data. Additional research questions concerning the interaction of family environment and CSA are raised.