Evaluating interventions for children exposed to family violence

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 191-215

  Graham Bermann, Sandra A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Battering; Child psychopathology; Clinical; Groupwork; Practice; Prevention; Trauma; Witnessing violence; Woman abuse

Indexed keywords

BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; EVALUATION; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0033807986     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v04n01_09     Document Type: Article

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