Exposure to child abuse and risk for mental health problems in women

Violence and Victims

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 620-631

  Schneider, Renee ^a,d   Baumrind, Nikki ^b   Kimerling, Rachel ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b California Center for Public Health Advocacy   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Emotional abuse; PTSD; Women's mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36349027609     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/088667007782312140     Document Type: Article

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