The prevalence of abuse in Swedish female psychiatric users, the perpetrators and places where abuse occurred

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 504-510

  Bengtsson Tops, A ^a   Markstrom U ^b   Lewin, B ^c  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abuse; Psychiatric care; Woman

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 19544363674     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480500360732     Document Type: Article

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