Children exposed to domestic violence and child abuse: Terminology and taxonomy

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 151-160

  Holden, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Domestic violence; Exposure to violence

Indexed keywords

ASSAULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONFLICT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEGLECT; NOMENCLATURE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; VICTIM;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 3042836580     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024906315255     Document Type: Review

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