Experiences of seeking help from health professionals in a sample of women who experienced domestic violence

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-18

  Bacchus, Loraine ^a,c   Mezey, Gill ^a   Bewley, Susan ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Health professionals; Help seeking; Post traumatic stress disorder; Postnatal depression

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842486154     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.2003.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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