An examination of children exposed to marital violence accessing a treatment intervention

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 227-252

  MacMillan, Karen M ^a   Harpur, Lisa L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children; Emotional and behavioral concerns; Family violence; Group treatment; Marital violence; Parent stress; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0141921536     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v03n03_04     Document Type: Article

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