Postshelter adjustment of children from violent families

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1046-1062

  Jarvis, Kelly L ^a   Novaco, Raymond W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Domestic violence; Postshelter adjustment; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; ANXIETY; BATTERED WOMEN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33745864011     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506290205     Document Type: Article

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