Help seeking among victims of crime: A review of the empirical literature

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 198-206

  McCart, Michael R ^a   Smith, Daniel W ^a   Sawyer, Genelle K ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b THE CITADEL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954562299     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20509     Document Type: Review

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