Comparative distress levels of inner-city family members of homicide victims

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 223-242

  Thompson, Martie P ^a,b   Norris, Fran H ^a   Ruback, R Barry ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide survivors; Psychological distress; Risk factors; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031891045     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024494918952     Document Type: Article

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