Are children exposed to interparental violence being psychologically maltreated?

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-456

  Somer, Eli ^a   Braunstein, Anat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Battered women; Child abuse; Psychological maltreatment; Spouse abuse; Witnessing violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; BATTERING; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; NEGLECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VICTIM;

EID: 0033061936     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(98)00023-8     Document Type: Review

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