Ethnic disparities in mental health treatment engagement among female sexual assault victims

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-425

  Alvidrez, Jennifer ^a   Shumway, Martha ^a   Morazes, Jennifer ^b   Boccellari, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnic disparities; help seeking; mental health treatment; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

EID: 79957528196     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2011.568997     Document Type: Article

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