Cumulative trauma, personal and social resources, and post-traumatic stress symptoms among income-assisted single mothers

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 603-617

  Samuels Dennis, Joan A ^a   Ford Gilboe, Marilyn ^b   Wilk, Piotr ^b   Avison, William R ^b   Ray, Susan ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intersectionality; Post traumatic stress symptoms; Psychological and assaultive trauma; Single mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954244618     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-010-9323-7     Document Type: Article

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