Childhood sexual abuse and intimate partner violence among women in methadone treatment: A direct or mediated relationship?

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 605-617

  Engstrom, Malitta ^a   El Bassel, Nabila ^b   Go, Hyun ^c   Gilbert, Louisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Dual diagnosis; Intimate partner violence; Methadone treatment; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249116092     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-008-9183-6     Document Type: Article

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