Gender and psychotropic medication use: The role of intimate partner violence

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 615-621

  Romans, Sarah E ^a   Cohen, Marsha M ^a   Forte, Tonia ^a   Du Mont, Janice ^a   Hyman, Ilene ^a  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Intimate partner violence; National survey; psychotropic medication use; Random; Women

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SPOUSES;

EID: 44949127916     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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