Electroshock as a form of violence against women

Violence Against Women

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 372-392

  Burstow, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assault; Brain injury; ECT; Electroshock; Punishment; Social control; Trauma; Vicarious trauma; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BATTERED WOMEN; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33644960179     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801206286404     Document Type: Article

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