Violence against women by their intimate partner and common mental disorders

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1008-1018

  Ludermir, Ana Bernarda ^a   Schraiber, Lilia B ^b   D'Oliveira, Ana F P L ^b   França Junior, Ivan ^b   Jansen, Henrica A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brazil; Common mental disorders; Gender inequity; Intimate partner violence

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL STRESS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

BRAZIL; PERNAMBUCO; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 38849159159     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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