Psychological abuse: A variable deserving critical attention in domestic violence

Violence and Victims

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-23

  O'Leary, K Daniel ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW;

EID: 0033001428     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.14.1.3     Document Type: Review

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