Does violence affect one gender more than the other? The mental health impact of violence among male and female university students

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1222-1234

  Romito, Patrizia ^a   Grassi, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Health impact; Italy; Students; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHILD HEALTH; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MENTAL HEALTH; STUDENT; VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANIC; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; VIOLENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547831005     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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