Intimate partner violence, psychological distress, and suicidality: A path model using data from African American women seeking care in an urban emergency department

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 473-481

  Leiner, Amy S ^a   Compton, Michael T ^a   Houry, Debra ^a   Kaslow, Nadine J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Depression; Intimate partner violence; PTSD; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449111612     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-008-9174-7     Document Type: Article

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