Mental health correlates of intimate partner violence in marital relationships in a nationally representative sample of males and females

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1398-1417

  Afifi, Tracie O ^a   MacMillan, Harriet ^b   Cox, Brian J ^a   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^c   Stein, Murray B ^d   Sareen, Jitender ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Intimate partner violence; Mental disorders; Suicidal ideation and attempts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CHILD ABUSE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; BATTERED WOMEN; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149089201     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508322192     Document Type: Article

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