Gender, social support, and PTSD in victims of violent crime

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 421-427

  Andrews, Bernice ^a   Brewin, Chris R ^b   Rose, Suzanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Holloway University of London ^*

Author keywords

Gender; PTSD; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0041845293     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024478305142     Document Type: Article

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