Defensive functioning of homeless youth in relation to experiences of child maltreatment and cumulative victimization

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1187-1204

  Mounier, Carrie ^a,b   Andujo, Estela ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Defense mechanisms; Homeless youth; Treatment; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION;

EID: 0242351969     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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