Childhood physical and verbal mistreatment, psychological symptoms, and substance Use: Sex differences and the moderating role of attachment

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 589-596

  Reinert, Duane F ^a   Edwards, Carla E ^b  

^a Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Childhood physical mistreatment; Psychological symptoms; Substance abuse; Verbal mistreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350001777     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9257-0     Document Type: Article

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