Domestic violence against women in Taiwan: Their life-threatening situations, post-traumatic responses, and psycho-physiological symptoms. An interview study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 629-636

  Hou, Wen Li ^a   Wang, Hsiu Hung ^b   Chung, Hsin Hsin ^b  

^a MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abused women; Life threatening situations; Post traumatic responses; Psycho physiological symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL ABUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BATTERED WOMEN; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 20544439245     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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