Profiles of behavioral problems in children who witness domestic violence

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-17

  Spilsbury, James C ^a,e   Kahana, Shoshana ^a   Drotar, Dennis ^b   Creeden, Rosemary ^c   Flannery, Daniel J ^d   Friedman, Steve ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons Inc   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Center for Clinical Investigation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment profiles; Adolescents; Children; Comorbidity; Domestic violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649113692     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.1.3     Document Type: Article

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