Lifetime physical and sexual abuse, substance abuse, depression, and suicide attempts among Native American women

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-352

  Bohn, Diane K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; CHILD; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PREGNANCY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0037672707     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840305277     Document Type: Article

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