Is disclosure therapeutic for children following exposure to traumatic violence?

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1056-1076

  Graham Bermann, Sandra A ^a   Kulkarni, Madhur R ^a   Kanukollu, Shanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

children exposed to domestic violence; disclosure of domestic violence; intervention treatment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 79952257318     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510365855     Document Type: Article

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