Responding to the individual trauma of domestic violence: Challenges for mental health professionals

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 186-203

  Humphreys, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Mental health; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449096606     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332980802072546     Document Type: Conference Paper

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