Regenerating family: Strengthening the emotional health of mothers and children in the context of intimate partner violence

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 257-274

  Wuest, Judith ^a   Merritt Gray, Marilyn ^a   Ford Gilboe, Marilyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child health; Custody; Domestic violence; Emotional health; Feminist grounded theory; Health promotion; Intimate partner violence; Mental health; Recovery; Single parent family; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTIMACY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; STANDARD; TEAMWORK; THEORY; WELLBEING;

EID: 10444277359     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200410000-00003     Document Type: Article

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