Psychological abuse and depressive symptoms in dating women: Do different types of abuse have differential effects?

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 281-295

  Katz, Jennifer ^a   Arias, Ileana ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Courtship; Depression; Interpersonal control; Psychological abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033181484     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022866400736     Document Type: Article

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