Rethinking current approaches to psychological abuse: Conceptual and methodological issues

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-458

  Follingstad, Diane R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal aggression; Psychological abuse; Psychological aggression

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AGGRESSION; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

EID: 34247177047     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2006.07.004     Document Type: Review

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