Domestic violence and mental health: Correlates and conundrums within and across cultures

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1161-1176

  Fischbach, Ruth L ^a   Herbert, Barbara ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Domestic violence; Dowry death; Ethics; Gender based violence; HIV AIDS; Human rights; Mental health; Pregnancy; Rape; Spouse abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; BATTERING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RAPE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030885359     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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