Culturally competent interventions for abused and suicidal African American women

Psychotherapy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 410-424

  Heron, Reva L ^a   Jacobs, Diana P ^c   Twomey, Heather B ^c   Kaslow, Nadine J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0344906204     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087639     Document Type: Review

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