MOST MATERIALS IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY DATE FROM BETWEEN 1966 AND 1978 AND INCLUDE NEWSPAPER AND JOURNAL ARTICLES, MONOGRAPHS, BOOKS, AND RESEARCH PAPERS. THE FOLLOWING COMPUTER REFERENCE SERVICES WERE USED IN COMPILING THE CITATIONS: PSYCHOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS, SOCIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS, MEDLINE, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT ABSTRACTS, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH ABSTRACTS, AND EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN ABSTRACTS. ENTRIES ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER AND SEPARATELY INDEXED BY AUTHOR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: MEDICAL ASPECTS AND SERVICES, LEGAL ASPECTS AND SERVICES, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INCIDENCE AND TYPES OF SEXUAL ABUSE, CULTURAL FACTORS IN SEXUAL ABUSE, CASE STUDIES OF SEXUAL ABUSE, FAMILY DYNAMICS, ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES AND METHODS, INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, LEGISLATION AND POLICY RELATED TO SEXUAL ABUSE, CHARACTERISITICS OF SEXUAL ABUSERS, CHARACTERISTICS OF SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE INCEST TABOO. (MJM)