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Sexual Abuse of Children, Definitions and prevalence
by Carl-Göran Svedin, associate professor at the Child and Adolecent Psychiatric Clinic, BUP-Elefanten, University Hospital of Linköping, Sweden. Expert Report from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.

Carl-Göran Svedin has been commissioned by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare to compile information on how the term "child sexual abuse" is defined in various contexts and what is known about the incidence of the problem. The aim is to provide a brief and illustrative introduction to the field.
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