Physical and sexual abuse history in women seeking treatment at a psychiatric clinic for the homeless

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-60

  Holt, Richard L ^a   Montesinos, Sylvia ^b   Christensen, Richard C ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Homelessness; Physical abuse; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sexual abuse; Substance abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33846418771     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-200701000-00010     Document Type: Article

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