I got my life back! Making a case for self defense training for older women with PTSD

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 113-118

  Westrup, Darrah ^a,b   Weitlauf, Julie ^b   Keller, Jennifer ^c  

^a Women's Trauma Recovery Program   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention; PTSD; Revictimization; Self defense; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF DEFENSE TRAINING; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VICTIM;

EID: 21644432059     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v28n03_12     Document Type: Review

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