Childhood emotional abuse and risk for hopelessness and depressive symptoms during adolescence

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-298

  Courtney, Elizabeth A ^a,d   Kushwaha, Monika ^b   Johnson, Jeffrey G ^c  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; Emotional abuse; Hopelessness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 65749228411     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926790802262572     Document Type: Article

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