Sexual abuse, physical abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder among women participating in outpatient drug abuse treatment

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-102

  Gil Rivas, Virginia ^a   Fiorentine, Robert ^a   Anglin, M Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Outpatient treatment; Physical abuse; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sexual abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0029968704     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1996.10471718     Document Type: Article

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