Partner abuse and posttraumatic stress disorder as risk factors for suicide attempts in a sample of low-income, inner-city women

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-72

  Thompson, Martie P ^a,d   Kaslow, Nadine J ^a   Kingree, J B ^b   Puett, Robin ^b   Thompson, Nancy J ^b   Meadows, Lindi ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Partner abuse; PTSD; Suicidal behavior; Women

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032940705     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024742215337     Document Type: Article

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