Child physical abuse and the related PTSD in Taiwan: The role of Chinese cultural background and victims' subjective reactions

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-68

  Chou, Chia Ying ^a   Su, Yi Jen ^a   Wu, Ho Mao ^a   Chen, Sue Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Child physical abuse; Peri traumatic distress; Prevalence; PTSD; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL BIAS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHINA; CRIME VICTIMS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 79951726461     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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