The roles of coping and social support in battered women's mental health

Violence Against Women

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-346

  Kocot, Thomas ^a   Goodman, Lisa ^b  

^a Veterans Affairs   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Battered women; Coping strategies; Depression; PTSD; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144439380     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801202250075     Document Type: Article

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