Traumatic stress symptoms in women exposed to community and partner violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1478-1494

  Brown, Jorielle R ^a,d   Hill, Hope M ^b   Lambert, Sharon F ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community violence; Partner violence; Trauma symptoms; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BATTERED WOMEN; CRIME VICTIMS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 27744520865     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505278604     Document Type: Article

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