Trauma in transgender populations: Risk, resilience, and clinical care

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-354

  Mizock, Lauren ^a   Lewis, Thomas K ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competency; Transgender; Transphobia; Transsexual; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUTOMUTILATION; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; ETHNICITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTIMACY; PHOBIA; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TRANSSEXUALISM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 65749250740     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: 15404714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926790802262523     Document Type: Review

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