Fear, guilt, and grief: Harm to pets and the emotional abuse of women

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-70

  Faver, Catherine A ^a   Strand, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal abuse; Emotional abuse; Intimate partner violence; Pet abuse; Psychological abuse

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEAR; GRIEF; GUILT; HUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34247504707     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v07n01_04     Document Type: Review

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