Posttraumatic response and children exposed to parental violence

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-106

  Robbie Rossman, B B ^a   Ho, Joyce ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adjustment; Children; Interparental violence; Ptsd; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; WITNESS;

EID: 0033847531     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v03n01_07     Document Type: Article

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