Stalking part I: An overview of the problem

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 473-476

  Abrams, Karen M ^a,b,c   Robinson, Gail Erlick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Criminal harassment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Stalking; Women's mental health

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; OBSESSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031790428     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379804300504     Document Type: Review

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