Enhancing spiritual well being among suicidal African American female survivors of intimate partner violence

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 909-924

  Arnette, Natalie C ^a   Mascaro, Nathan ^a   Santana, M Carmen ^a   Davis, Shane ^a   Kaslow, Nadine J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Culturally competent intervention; Intimate partner violence; Spiritual well being; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATH ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVOR; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BATTERED WOMEN; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPIRITUALITY; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVIVORS;

EID: 35348996631     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20403     Document Type: Article

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