Suicidal behavior among low-income, African American female victims of intimate terrorism and situational couple violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2568-2591

  Leone, Janel M ^a  

^a SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; coercive control; partner violence; posttraumatic stress disorder; suicidal behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BATTERED WOMEN; COERCION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUICIDE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961213655     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510388280     Document Type: Article

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